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Venusberg

American  
[vee-nuhs-burg, vey-noos-berk] / ˈvi nəsˌbɜrg, ˈveɪ nʊsˌbɛrk /

noun

  1. a mountain in central Germany in the caverns of which, according to medieval legend, Venus held court.


Venusberg British  
/ ˈveːnʊsbɛrk, ˈviːnəsˌbɜːɡ /

noun

  1. a mountain in central Germany: contains caverns that, according to medieval legend, housed the palace of the goddess Venus

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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

Decorum dictates that the word "Venusberg" is left in its original German in English-language discussions of the opera.

From The Guardian • Dec. 11, 2010

For "Tannhauser" I have still to score the grand new scene for Venus, and to compose the whole of the Venusberg dance music.

From Correspondence of Wagner and Liszt — Volume 2 by Hueffer, Francis