Tannhäuser

American  

[tan-hoi-zer, -hou-, tahn-hoi-zuhr] / ˈtænˌhɔɪ zər, -ˌhaʊ-, ˈtɑnˌhɔɪ zər /

noun

1. a German lyric poet of the 13th century: a well-known legend tells of his stay with Venus in the Venusberg and his later repentance.

2. (italics) an opera (1845) by Richard Wagner.

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Tannhäuser British  

/ ˈtænˌhɔɪzə /

noun

1. 13th-century German minnesinger, commonly identified with a legendary knight who sought papal absolution after years spent in revelry with Venus. The legend forms the basis of an opera by Wagner

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Example Sentences

That first broadcast included “vocal and instrumental music of the highest caliber obtainable” — those being moments from the opera “Tannhauser” — followed by “brief talks by notable men, a bedtime story by one of America’s greatest poet-humorists, and the latest news in bulletin form.”

From Los Angeles Times

But when Davidsen sang her encore — “Dich, teure Halle” from Wagner’s “Tannhäuser” — the splendor of her sound likewise conjured a world unto itself.

From New York Times

At first, it seemed like an odd thing to throw at the character of Wolfram in Wagner’s “Tannhäuser,” which returned to the Met on Thursday night, with that role sung by the great baritone Christian Gerhaher in his company debut.

From New York Times

The opening night of a revival of Richard Wagner’s “Tannhäuser” at the Metropolitan Opera in New York was interrupted Thursday night by climate protesters shouting “No Opera” from the balconies on both sides of the opera house.

From New York Times

The singer withdrew this summer from the Bayreuth Festival in Germany, where he was scheduled to perform the title roles in “Tannhäuser” and “Tristan und Isolde” and Siegfried in “Götterdämmerung.”

From Seattle Times