Joan Sutherland as Queen of Night (ROH, 1962)

Recorded live on 4 January 1962 at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden.
TAMINO: Richard Lewis
PAMINA: Joan Carlyle
PAPAGENO: Geraint Evans
PAPAGENA: Jenifer Eddy
QUEEN OF NIGHT: Joan Sutherland
SATASTRO: David Kelly
SPEAKER OF THE TEMPLE: Hans Hotter
MONOSTATOS: Robert Bowman
THREE LADIES: Judith Pierce, Josephine Veasey, Monica Sinclair
THREE BOYS: Margaret Neville, Ann Hood, Marion Roberts
TWO PRIESTS: John Dobson, Ronald Lewis
TWO MEN IN ARMOUR: Edgar Evans, Victor Godfrey
Otto Klemperer
Royal Opera Chorus
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House

[@Tenortalker]

Joan Sutherland certainly sounding a dramatic Queen of the Night.

[@vanmusician]

The first aria is down a half step (at the pitch the aria would have been in Mozart's day) so the top note is an E natural. The second aria is down a full tone, so the top notes are E flats.

[@Tkimba2]

Biggest voiced QoN EVER!

[@chembaliszt484]

Definitely!

[@techwiz7947]

In theory, There could possibly be a film of this Die Zauberflöte

[@WilsonWatt-q2e]

The only other QoN who comes close is Edda Moser.

[@BrudgamPeter]

To me Edda Moser is the best Queen I have ever heard.

[@chembaliszt484]

Complete recording: kzbin.info/www/bejne/g3W8nHiAqq1mbtU