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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After its schedule was decimated by the pandemic in 2020 and 2021, the opera offered three productions and a semi-staged concert each of the past three seasons.
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Dan Kelly, Kansas City Star, 8 Mar. 2025
The prolific American composer Jake Heggie is behind the opera.
—Shivani Vora, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
Unfortunately, the opera itself doesn’t transcend other realities.
—Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 28 Feb. 2025
It is crowded throughout the opera house but that doesn’t stop the Austrians from partying.
—Anthony Demarco, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025
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Dan Kelly, Kansas City Star, 8 Mar. 2025
The prolific American composer Jake Heggie is behind the opera.
—Shivani Vora, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
Unfortunately, the opera itself doesn’t transcend other realities.
—Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 28 Feb. 2025
It is crowded throughout the opera house but that doesn’t stop the Austrians from partying.
—Anthony Demarco, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025
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“The opera.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20opera. Accessed 1 Apr. 2025.
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