Which aria is better? Mozart's Queen of the Night from The Magic Flute? Or Vivaldi's Come L'onda from Orlando Furioso?

[Wester1967]

Queen of the Night

Come L'onda

Queen of the Night

Come L'onda

[SueShe]

My favorite is definitely Mozart's Queen of the Night, performed by Birgit Nordin from the 1975 movie Trollflöjten.

This version of the Zauberflöte (original name) is my all time favorite and I have seen it numerous times.

However, the voice of the father of Pamina, Sarastro, performed by bass Ulrik Cold gets even a notch higher in my list of favorite performers.

https://www.youtube.com/embed/ufQxByt7dNM

The part that makes the Queen of the Night so special (and famous) starts at 01:17:27

As for a few emotional parts by Ulrik Cold, move to 57:25, 01:07:22 or 01:21:33. The last one being my favorite of his.

[SueShe]

Thanks for the MHO