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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 11, 2019 Contact: Deirdre Roddin (212) 875-5700; [email protected]

New York Philharmonic and Warner Bros. Present AT THE SYMPHONY II

GEORGE DAUGHERTY To Conduct in Original Scores as Classic Are Screened

May 17–18, 2019

The New York Philharmonic and Warner Bros. will present the return of Bugs Bunny at the Symphony II, a program celebrating classic Looney Tunes and with the New York Philharmonic playing the music live while the animation is screened. Emmy Award winner will conduct the concerts, taking place Friday, May 17, 2019, at 8:00 p.m.; Saturday, May 18 at 2:00 p.m.; and Saturday, May 18 at 8:00 p.m. Costumed Looney Tunes characters will greet audience members in the lobby of before the concerts and during intermission.

The program, which sold out four performances with the Philharmonic in 2015, includes more than a dozen classic Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies projected on a large screen, while their iconic original scores are played live by the Philharmonic. Highlights include What’s Opera, Doc?, with music by based on Wagner operas; The , with music by Carl W. Stalling based on Rossini’s Overture to ; and , with music by Carl W. Stalling based on Liszt’s Hungarian Rhapsody No. 1. These acclaimed animated shorts were directed by , , Clampett, , , and others. Additions to the program since its 2015 Philharmonic performances include the new 3D Warner Bros. theatrical short , which will be paired with the 3D (both directed by Matthew Callahan and scored by ), as well as a complete symphonic restoration of the popular farce Long-Haired Hare, directed by Chuck Jones, featuring one of Carl Stalling’s most acclaimed scores, based on music by Donizetti, Wagner, Rossini, Suppé, and others.

Created by George Daugherty and David Ka Lik Wong, Bugs Bunny on Broadway premiered in 1990, conducted by Mr. Daugherty. It has since toured the world, performed by more than 100 , ranging from the Philharmonic and Boston Pops to The Philadelphia , at iconic venues ranging from the Bowl to the . Mr. Daugherty and Mr. Wong recreated Bugs Bunny on Broadway in reimagined new versions, Bugs Bunny at the Symphony (premiered in 2010) and Bugs Bunny at the Symphony II (premiered in 2013); the New York Philharmonic performed the latter in May 2015.

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Tickets Tickets start at $60. (Ticket prices subject to change.) Tickets may be purchased online at nyphil.org or by calling (212) 875-5656, 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Monday through Friday; 1:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Saturday; and noon to 5:00 p.m. Sunday. Tickets may also be purchased at the David Geffen Hall Box Office. The Box Office opens at 10:00 a.m. Monday through Saturday, and at noon on Sunday. On performance evenings, the Box Office closes one-half hour after performance time; other evenings it closes at 6:00 p.m.

For press tickets, call Lanore Carr at the New York Philharmonic at (212) 875-5714, or email her at [email protected].

Event Listing

Bugs Bunny at the Symphony II

New York Philharmonic

David Geffen Hall at

Friday, May 17, 2019, 8:00 p.m. Saturday, May 18, 2019, 2:00 p.m. Saturday, May 18, 2019, 8:00 p.m.

George Daugherty, conductor Created by George Daugherty and David Ka Lik Wong

SMETANA The Dance of the Comedians from The Bartered Bride STEINER The Warner Bros. Fanfare TOBIAS, MENCHER & CANTOR Merrily We Roll Along (The Merrie Melodies Theme) / Arr. & Orch. Stalling FRANKLYN (based on Suppé’s Morning, Noon, and Night in Vienna Overture; animation direction by Chuck Jones and ) FRANKLYN Show Biz Bugs (animation direction by Friz Freleng) STALLING Rhapsody Rabbit (based on Liszt’s Hungarian Rhapsody No. 1; animation direction by Friz Freleng) J. STRAUSS II Johann Mouse (after music by Johann Strauss II; animation / Arr. S. BRADLEY direction by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera) J. STRAUSS II in the (based on / Arr. S. BRADLEY Johann Strauss II’s Overture; animation direction by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera) (more)

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STALLING Back Alley Oproar (based on Rossini’s from The Barber of Seville; animation direction by Friz Freleng) STALLING & FRANKLYN (based on The Dance of the Comedians from Smetana’s The Bartered Bride; animation direction by Chuck Jones) STALLING Pepe Le Pew, le Chanteur Romantique For Scent-imental Reasons (animation direction by Chuck Jones) A Scent of the Matterhorn (animation direction by Chuck Jones) Scent-imental Romeo (animation direction by Chuck Jones) STALLING The Rabbit of Seville (based on Rossini’s The Barber of Seville Overture; animation direction by Chuck Jones) WAGNER Prelude to Act III of Lohengrin Christopher LENNERTZ Rabid Rider (animation direction by Matthew O’Callaghan) Christopher LENNERTZ Coyote Falls (animation direction by Matthew O’Callaghan) STALLING Long-Haired Hare (animation direction by Chuck Jones) FRANKLYN Daffy (animation direction by Chuck Jones) FRANKLYN What’s Opera, Doc? (animation direction by Chuck Jones) TOBIAS, MENCHER & CANTOR Merrie Melodies: That’s All Folks / Arr. & Orch. Stalling

ALL PROGRAMS SUBJECT TO CHANGE

* * * Programs for Families at the New York Philharmonic are presented by Daria and Eric Wallach.

* * * Citi. Preferred Card of the New York Philharmonic.

* * * Emirates is the Official Airline of the New York Philharmonic.

* * * Programs are made possible, in part, by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature.

* * * LOONEY TUNES and all related characters and elements are trademarks of and © Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. (s19)

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