opera house

noun

: a theater devoted principally to the performance of operas

broadly : theater

Examples of opera house in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Carla Capponi, who bombed German vehicles outside Rome’s opera house and got away with shooting a German colonel on a busy street. —Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Apr. 2025

As the first opera house in Kosovo, this project represents a monumental step forward for a nation that has been steadily building its cultural identity since gaining independence in 2008. —Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 14 Mar. 2025

The historic building, which also houses a 400-seat opera house, has thick tape running throughout its interior, denoting where the U.S. border ends and the Canadian one begins. —Cara Tabachnick, CBS News, 23 Mar. 2025

Last night, the people of Litchfield were reminded again that a respectable opera house is a crying necessity. —Contributed Content, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1720, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for opera house

• alehouse
• almshouse
• backhouse
• baghouse
• bakehouse
• bathhouse
• bauhaus
• blockhouse
• boathouse
• brewhouse
• bunkhouse
• clubhouse