first night

noun

: the night on which a theatrical production is first performed at a given place

also : the performance itself

Examples of first night in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The first night features music by Barber, Liszt, and others; check for additions featuring works by Beethoven and Schumann still to come. — Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 20 Aug. 2026

His first night with the Royals offered a glimpse of the opportunity in front of him — a chance to establish himself in the majors after spending years waiting for his moment. — Latif Love, Kansas City Star, 19 Aug. 2026

What viewers got instead (video below) during the first night of O’Donnell’s weeklong stint was so much better and more interesting, a monologue that said a lot about her and even more about what’s lacking in typical late night discourse. — James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 18 Aug. 2026

The book has the teens making out the first night things went from friends to something more, but the show took it to another level with Bret and Debbie having sex on a lounge chair at a party. — Entertainment Weekly, 13 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1698, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for first night

• affright
• airtight
• albite
• alight
• alright
• aplite
• aright
• bainite
• birthright
• bobwhite
• bornite
• bullfight