Queen of the Night
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Botany
- Queen of the night, Nightblooming cereusNightblooming cereusNightblooming Cereus is the common name referring to a large number of flowering cereus cacti that bloom at night. Because of the short life of the flowers, the nightblooming cereus has a romanticized reputation and has given rise to erroneous beliefs, such as that the plants bloom only once a...
, several genera and species of cactus - Queen of the night, Cestrum nocturnumCestrum nocturnumCestrum nocturnum is a species of Cestrum, native to the West Indies. Common names include Night-blooming Cestrum, Lady of the Night, Queen of the Night, Night-blooming jessamine, and Night-blooming Jasmine. Hasnuhana is another popular name for the plant in Bengali...
, a woody evergreen commonly known as Night-blooming Cestrum
Music
- Queen of the Night, or Königin der Nacht, a major character in the 1791 Mozart opera The Magic FluteThe Magic FluteThe Magic Flute is an opera in two acts composed in 1791 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart to a German libretto by Emanuel Schikaneder. The work is in the form of a Singspiel, a popular form that included both singing and spoken dialogue....
- The Queen of the Night Aria, popular name for Der Hölle Rache kocht in meinem HerzenDer Hölle Rache kocht in meinem Herzen"Der Hölle Rache kocht in meinem Herzen" is the second aria sung by a coloratura soprano role Queen of the Night in Mozart's opera The Magic Flute .-The aria:...
from The Magic Flute
- The Queen of the Night Aria, popular name for Der Hölle Rache kocht in meinem Herzen
- "Queen of the Night" (song)Queen of the Night (song)"Queen of the Night" is a song co-written and performed by American pop/R&B singer Whitney Houston. It was the fifth and final single released from the multiplatinum The Bodyguard: Original Soundtrack Album...
, a 1993 single by Whitney Houston - "Queen of the Night", a song by the Brazilian metal band Angra from their EP Freedom CallFreedom Call (EP)Freedom Call is an EP by the heavy metal band Angra.-Track listing:#"Freedom Call"#"Queen of the Night" #"Reaching Horizons" #"Stand Away" #"Painkiller"...
- "Queen of the Night" (album), an album by Maggie Bell
Other
- Queen of the Night Relief, formerly known as the Burney ReliefBurney ReliefThe Burney Relief is a Mesopotamian terracotta plaque in high relief of the Isin-Larsa- or Old-Babylonian period, depicting a winged, nude, goddess-like figure with bird's talons, flanked by owls, and perched upon supine lions. The relief is displayed in the British Museum in London, which has...
, a Mesopotamian terracotta plaque in the British Museum, who adopted the new name in 2003 - The Queen of the NightThe Queen of the NightThe Queen of the Night is a 1994 Mexican drama film directed by Arturo Ripstein. It was entered into the 1994 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Patricia Reyes Spíndola - Lucha Reyes* Alberto Estrella - Pedro Calderón* Blanca Guerra - La Jaira...
, a 1994 Mexican film - Queen of the NightQueen of the Night (film)Queen of the Night is a 2001 Croatian film directed by Branko Schmidt. It was Croatia's submission to the 74th Academy Awards for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, but was not accepted as a nominee.-See also:*Cinema of Croatia...
(Kraljica noći), a 2001 Croatian film