Inspirations: Her gown is
inspired by Erte fashions prior to 1920. The oddly adolescent,
Oriental face is based on one of Frank Frazetta's fantasy women.
The Queen of the Night is not a particularly nice character in
Mozart's opera, "The Magic Flute" which might explain
her enigmatic expression. But she is a coloratura of enormous
bravura so perhaps we can forgive her.
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