BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//40.90.208.247//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.39// CALSCALE:GREGORIAN UID:4ce56eee-c830-4e5d-968e-9547ad4f6b8a BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:UTC END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:3a6a52bf-bee7-42b9-bc1f-a8d943ec8b38 DTSTAMP:20260906T030315Z CATEGORIES:Special Event CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:DETAILS \nEvent Title: Cartoons and Coloratura: Celebrating Te n Decades of Opera in Animation \nCategory: Special Event \n\nDESCRIPTION \nMany of us got our first taste of opera accompanied by the taste of cor nflakes and Rice Krispies\, as we sat on the floor in our pajamas watching Saturday morning cartoons. The antics of Mickey Mouse\, Bugs Bunny\, Wood y Woodpecker and Elmer Fudd were partnered with music by Wagner\, Rossini\ , Johann Strauss II and Bizet\, to name just some of their victims.\n\n\nT he 50s and 60s were The Golden Age of opera cartoons\, with Bugs and Elmer doing battle in &ldquo\;The Rabbit of Seville&rdquo\; and &ldquo\;What&rs quo\;s Opera\, Doc?&rdquo\; But opera actually made its first appearance i n animation with Disney&rsquo\;s &ldquo\;The Opry House&rdquo\; in 1929 an d it continues today in many episodes of The Simpsons.\n\n\nCartoons and C oloratura explores this rich history\, illustrated with video excerpts fro m the above titles as well as &ldquo\;The Band Concert\,&rdquo\; &ldquo\;M ickey&rsquo\;s Grand Opera\,&rdquo\; and art-deco masterpiece &ldquo\;Musi c Land.&rdquo\; We&rsquo\;ll also take a peek at &ldquo\;The Whale Who Wan ted to Sing at the Met\,&rdquo\; about a uniquely talented sperm whale who can sing arias\, duets\, and trios all by himself\, hear Woody Woodpecker &rsquo\;s breakneck rendition of opera&rsquo\;s most famous patter song\, and drop in on &ldquo\;The Homer of Seville\,&rdquo\; in which Homer Simps on discovers he can sing opera\, but only in unique circumstances.These sp ecial online presentations are available to DMMO Guild members. To join th e Guild\, please contact Kaylah Hicok\, Guest Services Manager\, at khicok @dmmo.org or 515-961-6221. \n DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20211019T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20211019T200000 SEQUENCE:1 SUMMARY:Cartoons and Coloratura: Celebrating Ten Decades of Opera in Animat ion TRANSP:OPAQUE BEGIN:VALARM ACTION:DISPLAY DESCRIPTION:Cartoons and Coloratura: Celebrating Ten Decades of Opera in An imation TRIGGER:-P1D END:VALARM END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR Events - Des Moines Metro Opera

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Sunday, September 13

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DMMO Guild Kickoff Event: Indianola Chapter 2:00 PM The historic home of DMMO founder Robert L. Larsen View event details

Sunday, September 13

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DMMO Guild Kickoff Event: Ames Chapter 5:00 PM City Church of Ames View event details

Thursday, September 17 Opera in the Park thumbnail

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Opera in the Park 6:30 PM Lauridsen Amphitheater at Water Works Park View event details

Friday, September 18 Of Mice and Men on Iowa PBS thumbnail

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Of Mice and Men on Iowa PBS 8:30 PM Statewide television broadcast and stream View event details

Monday, September 21

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DMMO Guild Kickoff Event: Des Moines Chapter 6:00 PM Noce Jazz & Cabaret View event details