Olga Pudova as the Queen of the Night and Chen Reiss as Pamina perform in a dress rehearsal of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's opera 'The Magic Flute' on November 14, 2013 at the State Opera in Vienna.

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YourClassical Story

YourClassical Story: Tristen reveals the dark truth behind a beautiful aria

September 19, 2018

YourClassical Story: Tristen Robinson

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On this episode of YourClassical Story, Tristen Robinson of Eagan, Minn., reveals the truth about one of Mozart's most iconic opera arias, 'The Queen of the Night.'

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