[PAR] [TLE] Dance of the Hours [SEP] Dance of the Hours (Italian: "Danza delle ore ") is a short ballet and is the act 3 finale of the opera "La Gioconda" composed by Amilcare Ponchielli.  It depicts the hours of the day through solo and ensemble dances.  The opera was first performed in 1876 and was revised in 1880.  Later performed on its own, the "Dance of the Hours" was at one time one of the best known and most frequently performed ballets.  It became even more widely known after its inclusion in the 1940 Disney animated film "Fantasia" where it is depicted as a comic ballet featuring anthropomorphized ostriches, hippos, elephants, and alligators. [PAR] [TLE] Allan Sherman [SEP] Allan Sherman (born Allan Copelon; November 30, 1924 – November 20, 1973) was an American comedy writer and television producer who became famous as a song parodist in the early 1960s.  His first album, "My Son, the Folk Singer" (1962), became the fastest-selling record album up to that time.  His biggest hit single was "Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh", a comic novelty in which a boy describes his summer camp experiences to the tune of Ponchielli's "Dance of the Hours".  He is not to be confused with the songwriter Al Sherman, who, coincidentally, also died in the fall of 1973.
[PAR] [TLE] Dance of the Hours [ SEP ] Dance of the Hours ( Italian : " Danza delle ore ") is a short ballet and is the act 3 finale of the opera " La Gioconda " composed by Amilcare Ponchielli . It depicts the hours of the day through solo and ensemble dances . The opera was first performed in 1876 and was revised in 1880 . Later performed on its own , the " Dance of the Hours " was at one time one of the best known and most frequently performed ballets . It became even more widely known after its inclusion in the 1940 Disney animated film " Fantasia " where it is depicted as a comic ballet featuring anthropomorphized ostriches , hippos , elephants , and alligators . [PAR] [TLE] Allan Sherman [ SEP ] Allan Sherman ( born Allan Copelon ; November 30 , 1924 – November 20 , 1973 ) was an American comedy writer and television producer who became famous as a song parodist in the early 1960s . His first album , " My Son , the Folk Singer " ( 1962 ) , became the fastest - selling record album up to that time . His biggest hit single was " Hello Muddah , Hello Fadduh " , a comic novelty in which a boy describes his summer camp experiences to the tune of Ponchielli 's " Dance of the Hours " . He is not to be confused with the songwriter Al Sherman , who , coincidentally , also died in the fall of 1973 .
Allan Sherman's biggest hit single was  a comic novelty to the tune of a short ballet and act 3 finale of what opera?
Allan Sherman 's biggest hit single was a comic novelty to the tune of a short ballet and act 3 finale of what opera ?
La Gioconda
La Gioconda