So to white people, it has a very sinister thing about it.
The contrasting realm of the goddess Venus, whose orgiastic house parties waylay the troubadour Tannhäuser, takes the form of a circular cage inhabited by furry, Neanderthal-like figures and several giant tadpoles.
The mercurial troubadour has forsaken 88 keys in favor of syncopated rhythms, turntables and a human beatbox.