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The arrival of the Queen of the Night. Stage set by Karl Friedrich Schinkel (1781–1841) for an 1815 production "O zittre nicht, mein lieber Sohn" ("Oh, don't tremble, my dear son") is the first aria performed by the Queen of the Night (a famous coloratura soprano role) in Mozart's singspiel The Magic Flute (Die Zauberflöte).
The aria is renowned as a demanding piece to perform well. The vocal range covers two octaves, from F 4 to F 6 and requires a very high tessitura, A 4 to C 6. [2] Thomas Bauman has expressed particular admiration for one moment in the score. At the climax of the aria, the Queen sings the words "Hört, hört, hört!"
The Queen of the Night appears and promises Tamino that Pamina will be his if he rescues her from Sarastro (Recitative: "O zittre nicht, mein lieber Sohn" / Oh, tremble not, my dear son! – and aria: "Du, Du, Du wirst sie zu befreien gehen / You will go to free her). The Queen and the ladies leave and Papageno can only hum to bemoan the ...
Dame Kiri Jeanette Claire Te Kanawa [1] (/ ˈ k ɪr i t ə ˈ k ɑː n ə w ə /; [2] born Claire Mary Teresa Rawstron, 6 March 1944) is a New Zealand opera singer.She had a full lyric soprano voice, which has been described as "mellow yet vibrant, warm, ample and unforced". [3]
Her performance of the role, especially Zerbinetta's aria, "Großmächtige Prinzessin", which she sang in the original higher key, won her acclaim. Home video-taped copies circulated among collectors for years afterwards, often commanding large sums on Internet auction sites (the performance was released commercially in 2006, garnering high ...
She has recorded Der Hölle Rache (the "Queen of the Night" aria) from Mozart's The Magic Flute for use as ITV's theme music for UEFA Euro 2008. "I was delighted to do it", she said. "I love the passion, beauty and power that football and music share." [4] Marsh said of the arrangement:
On the gala night, she performed a cover of "Somewhere Over The Rainbow" and "The Magic Flute "Queen of the Night aria" ("Der Hölle Rache kocht in meinem Herzen") [12] On the artist's night, she performed "Love Don't Cost A Thing", "Into the Unknown", "Fifth Element Aria" and her own song "Till the End of Time". [13]
Queen of the Night, or Königin der Nacht, a major character in the 1791 Mozart opera The Magic Flute "Queen of the Night aria" ("Der Hölle Rache kocht in meinem Herzen ") Queen of the Night (Maggie Bell album) Queen of the Night (Loleatta Holloway album), 1978 "Queen of the Night" (song), a 1993 single by Whitney Houston