opera house

noun

: a theater devoted principally to the performance of operas
broadly : theater

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High-tech Opera The Royal Opera House Muscat is Oman's premier venue for music and culture, and one of the most beautiful and technically advanced opera houses in the world. Mo Noubani, Travel + Leisure, 12 Dec. 2024 One of the great symbols of the city is the Teatro Massimo, the largest opera house in Italy and the third largest in Europe (smaller only than the ones in Paris and Vienna). Laura Itzkowitz, Travel + Leisure, 21 Nov. 2024 Meyer, a Frenchman, was the third straight foreigner to run Italy’s premiere opera house. Colleen Barry, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 May 2024 With Budapest’s ornate opera house just across the street, do a post-dinner drink on the terrace. Nicole Trilivas, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for opera house 

Word History

First Known Use

1720, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of opera house was in 1720

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“Opera house.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/opera%20house. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.

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