Venusberg
Americannoun
noun
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Visconti’s film is primarily nocturnal, or shot in rooms with closed curtains and, in one case, an artificial grotto inspired by the “Tannhäuser” Venusberg.
From New York Times • Oct. 13, 2021
He composed a bacchanal for the opening scene in the Venusberg - the only place in the opera where dancing made sense.
From Washington Times • Oct. 27, 2015
George Szell's "Tannhaeuser" from 1954 shows interesting tempi choices in the overture, which includes a sudden speedup in the Venusberg theme.
From Seattle Times • May 28, 2013
On entering the Venusberg, Wagner's Tannhäuser abandons his relationship with the virginal Elisabeth, niece of the Landgrave of Thuringia, who loves both him and his music.
From The Guardian • Dec. 11, 2010
Yet there they stood, even as the Venusberg of Tannhäuser's legend abode unshaken though cathedrals rose by Rhine.
From Renaissance in Italy: Italian Literature Part 1 (of 2) by Symonds, John Addington
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