ravishing

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Akhnaten is revealed in episodes of his life that are not fleshed out but presented as ritual, including the ravishing love duet with his wife, Nefertiti.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 5, 2026

Such awe asks for the superhuman from singers, especially in this ensemble from their ravishing high notes.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 24, 2026

Three years ago, the first sequel, “Avatar: The Way of Water,” was even more visually ravishing to regard, albeit thin in its storytelling.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 17, 2025

It emerged at the same time as Fauvism in painting and lasted a year longer than Diaghilev’s Ballets Russes, which dazzled audiences with ravishing, often exotic visions, sets and costumes ablaze in jewel tones.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025

But the real reason why Theodora, with its ravishing music and Handel’s name above the title, opened to a near empty theatre in March 1750 was altogether more unexpected.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall