Der Hölle Rache kocht in meinem Herzen grandiose. This rage aria is often referred to as the "Queen of the Night's Aria", although the Queen sings another distinguished aria earlier in the opera, "". The words were written by Emanuel Schikaneder, who also authored the rest of the "Magic Flute" libretto, headed the theater troupe that premiered the work, and created the role of Papageno. <poem lang="de" style="float:left;">Der Hölle Rache kocht in meinem Herzen, Tod und Verzweiflung flammet um mich her! Fühlt nicht durch dich Sarastro Todesschmerzen, so bist du meine Tochter nimmermehr. Verstoßen sei auf ewig, verlassen sei auf ewig, zertrümmert sei'n auf ewig alle Bande
Beethoven and Mozart paid homage to Mozart by making a quotation from "Don Giovanni" (the opening notes of Leporello's aria ‘Notte e giorno faticar’) the basis of the 22nd of the Diabelli Variations. Beethoven and Mozart Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart had a powerful influence on the work of Ludwig van Beethoven. They are said to have met in Vienna in 1787, and Beethoven is said to have had a few lessons from Mozart. However, this is uncertain, as there is only one account of a meeting, and it is not contemporary. Beethoven knew much of Mozart's work. Some of his themes recall Mozart's, and