Maria Callas in the role of the Lady of the Camelias (1961)

Maria Callas and Marilyn Monroe at the birthday party of John F. Kennedy, at Madison Square Garden, New York, on May 19, 1962.

The Queen of the Night from Mozart’s Magic Flute (1818)
by Simon Quaglio

Here’s Lucia Popp singing the aria btw. I go feral at 00:45 EVERY time:

She’s literally the best villain ever written.

The vengeance of Hell boils in my heart,
Death and despair flame about me!
Hear, Gods of Revenge,
Hear a mother’s oath!