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Scene 9: A rocky landscape outside the temple; night

Monostatos appears with the Queen of the Night and her three ladies. They plot to destroy the temple (" Nur stille, stille " / Just quiet, quiet) and the Queen confirms her promise to give Pamina to Monostatos, but suddenly, with thunder and lightning, they are cast out into eternal night. The scene changes without a break, leading into scene 10.