opening night

noun

: the evening when something (such as a play or concert) is performed in front of an audience for the first time

I have tickets for opening night.

Examples of opening night in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Once the show wraps up for the day, attendees are invited to join DL1961 on Sunday for the opening night party that will be held at Marshalls Landing on the second floor of the mart. —Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 30 Jan. 2026

The musical whodunnit takes place on the opening night of a Broadway show in 1959. —Alyson Rodriguez, Dallas Morning News, 29 Jan. 2026

Vanja Kaludjercic, festival director at IFFR, and Rotterdam managing director Clare Stewart were on hand for Thursday’s opening night festivities. —Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 29 Jan. 2026

Especially on the opening night, featuring an opera singer, pianist and violinist, the performance will turn the ISE South Entrance into a special evening experience. —Benny Har-Even, Forbes.com, 28 Jan. 2026

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