I glanced out the window and saw two bunnies. Ah! How cute I thought. Maybe I can get a pic or two. I grabbed the camera, walked outside and heard Elmer Fudd singing Wagner. All I could think of was ...

Warner Bros. cartoons plundered some of their merriest melodies and looniest tunes from the classical repertoire. Think of Elmer Fudd exhorting himself to “Kill the waaa-bit!” in “What’s Opera, Doc?,” ...