Bayreuth
a city in NE Bavaria, in SE Germany: annual music festivals founded by Richard Wagner.
Contemporary Examples
The University of Bayreuth has revoked his Ph.D. “We were duped by a fraudster,” says Bayreuth law professor Oliver Lepsius.
The Cheating German Baron Stefan Theil March 1, 2011
Historical Examples
First performed at the Festspielhaus, Bayreuth, August 16, 1876.
Richard Wagner His Life and His Dramas W. J. Henderson
Thank you, my dear; one never goes to Bayreuth for the singing.
Melomaniacs James Huneker
When he finished the score for the first Bayreuth festival in 1876 he had turned 60.
The Perfect Wagnerite George Bernard Shaw
He is the celebrated young American conductor—the only American that ever conducted in Bayreuth.
Melomaniacs James Huneker
Other German orchestras have followed the example of Bayreuth.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 4 Various
She had gone to Bayreuth, where she had been the margrave’s mistress.
The Memoires of Casanova, Complete Jacques Casanova de Seingalt
He would spend three days at Bayreuth and then he would go back to work.
Overlooked Maurice Baring
It was the one pleasant memory of Bayreuth, that and the moon.
Old Fogy James Huneker
Mr. Toymaker tried to sell his toys in the crowded market place of Bayreuth.
Mitz and Fritz of Germany Madeline Brandeis
noun
a city in E Germany, in NE Bavaria: home and burial place of Richard Wagner; annual festivals of his music. Pop: 74 818 (2003 est)
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