Aaaaaaand once again, the Buggs see “opera” and think “blood and guts Teutonic thing!”. Never change, Buggs. NEVER CHANGE.

Say what you will about the actual opera, but I will never love the story more than the version told by Sir Terry.

And this is what happens when I scan the drawings out of order. Otherwise, I would have known that March 11 was apparently Verdi’s favorite day on which to premiere operas?

Transcript:

Mr and Mrs Bugg stand again on a large, curved, footlighted stage. This time, Mr Bugg sports huge, lovely angel wings, while Mrs Bugg is the full-on Valkyrie, also for some reason with wings, but with the de rigeur horned helmet, spear and round shield.

The text reads: “Buggarch 11, 1851: The first performance of Bugelleto by BugGiuseppe Verdi.”

I … I kind of have no idea what’s going on here.

Transcript:

Mr and Mrs Bugg stand on a large, curved, footlighted stage. Mr Bugg is dressed as a king, complete with huge crown and regal cape. Mrs Bugg, meanwhile, for reasons best known to herself, is dressed as the Phanbugg of the Opera.

The text reads: “Buggarch 11, 1867: The first performance of Don Buglos by BugGuiseppe Verdi. He liked the date.”