E.T.A. Hoffmann + Homeric epic? Sounds like the upshot could be a Greek chorus trying to sing Les oiseaux dans la charmille from the Offenbach version.

If that doesn't scary enough, I actually came across a choral arrangement of the Queen of the Night's second aria. It's in the original key, but the solo line is moved down to the ALTO part and everyone else sings the orchestral parts. But with the words of the solo. ::shiver::