"O zittre nicht, mein lieber Sohn" is the first aria performed by the Queen of the Night in Mozart's singspiel The Magic Flute. It is not as well known as the Queen's second aria, "Der Hölle Rache koc
The arrival of the Queen of the Night. Stage set by Karl Friedrich Schinkel (1781–1841) for an 1815 production
"Dies Bildnis ist bezaubernd schön" is an aria from Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's 1791 opera The Magic Flute. The aria takes place in act 1, scene 1, of the opera. Prince Tamino has just been presented by
O zittre nicht, mein lieber Sohn
…scene, Prince Tamino was shown a portrait of the Queen's daughter Pamina and fell instantly in love with her, singing of his feelings in the aria "Dies Bildnis ist bezaubernd schön". The Queen then makes a dramatic entrance, preceded by the Three Ladies calling to Tamino "Sie kommt! Sie kommt!" ("[Here] she comes!"). The grand…
Schikaneder playing the role of Papageno in The Magic Flute. Engraving by Ignaz Alberti
This published version of the aria gives a piano reduction instead of the orchestral score; it is intended for practice and economical public performance. The music offers a Ukrainian translation as well as the original German.