35. Sarastro, the so-called 'enlightened' man, kidnapped my daughter and brainwashed her so that she would not do what I told her to do... Alright, so I told her to kill him!
From Quiz "Opera, or the Undoing of Women"
Answer:
The Queen of the Night & Queen of the Night & Koenigin der Nacht
As you will learn further in this quiz, high coloratura in opera is associated with madness. It is so odd that the 'dark' Queen of the Night has the highest music in the opera (the F above high or top C in both arias is actually the second highest sung note written for the human voice as of 2000; the highest was the concert aria "Popoli di Tessaglia" also by Mozart, which has 2 G's!), while the good or enlightened Sarastro's music is the lowest. Though I love to sing this role, this, in my opinion, is the one Mozart character that is very undeveloped and one-sided. She shows up, sings two fiery arias, and is killed. Why? Because she wants to kill the man who kidnapped her daughter, since he thinks she is an unfit mother and dares to question his authority. As I am sure you have read many times, this character not only represents Mozart's mother-in-law, but also the Empress Maria Theresa, and the Catholic Church.