What is And This Is Where The Operatic Section Comes In?

It is a catchphrase drawn from Freddie Mercury's line in the 2018 biopic Bohemian Rhapsody, used in two-panel image macros and video edits that pair his cue with operatic movie scenes.

Where did And This Is Where The Operatic Section Comes In come from?

The line originated in the trailer for the 2018 film Bohemian Rhapsody, released on May 15, delivered by Rami Malek playing Freddie Mercury.

What does And This Is Where The Operatic Section Comes In mean?

It sets up a joke where the promised "operatic section" turns out to be operatic music lifted from another film, most often "Duel of the Fates" from Star Wars.

How do you use And This Is Where The Operatic Section Comes In?

Pair the Mercury screenshot or clip with a movie scene featuring operatic vocals so the reveal lines up with the vocal drop of the second track.

Is And This Is Where The Operatic Section Comes In still popular?

The format had its main run in June 2018 after the Bohemian Rhapsody trailer release, with Reddit posts by Thetrashman754 and Two_Faced driving most of its visibility.

And This Is Where The Operatic Section Comes In

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Published August 15, 2026

"And This Is Where The Operatic Section Comes In" is a catchphrase pulled from Freddie Mercury's line in the 2018 Queen biopic Bohemian Rhapsody, used as a setup in two-panel image macros and video edits that pair his cue with operatic scenes from other films. The format took off in June 2018 through Reddit posts pairing the clip with Star Wars and DC movies.

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Overview

"And This Is Where The Operatic Section Comes In" pulls its title from a line spoken by Rami Malek as Freddie Mercury in the 2018 Queen biopic Bohemian Rhapsody1. In the scene, Mercury is walking guitarist Brian May through the arrangement for the song "Bohemian Rhapsody" and cues the shift into its opera break with the deadpan announcement. The clip works because the buildup promises something momentous, then the joke swaps in unrelated content.

The most common format is a two-panel image macro. Top panel shows the Mercury screenshot with the caption. Bottom panel shows a movie scene scored with operatic vocals, most often "Duel of the Fates" from Star Wars Episode 1: The Phantom Menace3. Video edits do the same trick with the actual audio synced to the cut.

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Origin & Background

Platform

Film trailer (source) / Reddit (viral spread)

Creator

Thetrashman754

Date

2018

The line appeared in the Bohemian Rhapsody trailer released on May 15, 20181. Malek's Mercury delivers it to Gwilym Lee, playing Brian May, inside a recording studio scene. A GIF of the moment was uploaded to GIPHY the same day, giving the clip a shareable form before the film had even hit theaters3.

How It Spread

On June 4, 2018, Redditor Thetrashman754 posted a two-panel meme pairing the Bohemian Rhapsody screenshot with an image of Darth Maul from The Phantom Menace, referencing John Williams' operatic score "Duel of the Fates"3. The post drew more than 28,000 upvotes and set the template that later variations followed.

Two days later, YouTuber shane wallis uploaded a video edit splicing the Mercury clip directly into the Phantom Menace lightsaber duel so the "Duel of the Fates" vocals landed on Mercury's cue1. The video pulled around 2,900 views over the following nine months.

Later in June, Redditor Two_Faced brought the format to r/DC_Cinematic with a Man of Steel image, drawing about 1,200 upvotes2. The pattern was set: swap Mercury's punchline with any cinematic scene where soaring vocals hit.

How to Use This Meme

The format typically pairs the Mercury screenshot or clip with a second scene featuring operatic or choral music. Common convention is to time the "operatic section" reveal with the vocal drop of the second track, so the audio joke lands with the visual switch3.