the opera
noun
: an opera performance or opera performances
Have you ever been to the opera?
I enjoy going to the opera.
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The production of Bertolt Brecht’s and Kurt Weill’s The Threepenny Opera was created by director Barrie Kosky; it is performed by the Berliner Ensemble, which was founded by Brecht and whose home remains the theater where the opera premiered in 1928.
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Jane Levere, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025
The new work has garnered much interest in the opera world; Shilvock committed to it in 2017, and it’s been in the works ever since.
—Georgia Rowe, The Mercury News, 5 Feb. 2025
Under the banner of its Green Deal program, the opera house has brought sustainability to virtually every corner of its operation.
—Joshua Barone, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2025
But Williams and the opera have refused to pay Baumgarten, who is suing for breach of contract and N.C.
—Catherine Muccigrosso, Charlotte Observer, 24 Mar. 2025
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Jane Levere, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025
The new work has garnered much interest in the opera world; Shilvock committed to it in 2017, and it’s been in the works ever since.
—Georgia Rowe, The Mercury News, 5 Feb. 2025
Under the banner of its Green Deal program, the opera house has brought sustainability to virtually every corner of its operation.
—Joshua Barone, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2025
But Williams and the opera have refused to pay Baumgarten, who is suing for breach of contract and N.C.
—Catherine Muccigrosso, Charlotte Observer, 24 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for the opera
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“The opera.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20opera. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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