Vienna By Night

Dusk Becomes Night
and stars illuminate
the darkness, when

The Queen Of The Night
appears with a Magic Flute,
looking for Tamino

The Queen,
lost in Swarovsky's new flagship store
calms her nerves by singing to herself,
"Oh, zittre nicht!"

A Sparkling Crystal Tree
appears in Tamino's stead,
causing the Queen
to lose her temper

At the end,
she sets out to return
to her reign in the night sky,
singing coloraturas
in eternity.

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The outfit of the window mannequin
reminded me of Edita Gruberova's
in her 1981 performance as
Queen of the Night
at the Vienna State Opera
(clicking on the second link
embedded under the images
shows Gruberova performing
in that costume).
May I be pardoned
for the silly little story
it inspired!

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Stars photographed at Seilergasse,
all other images at
the Swarovsky store
at Kärntner Strasse 24

Images and Text
© by Merisi