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.
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The Hall of Fame ceremony will take place during VidCon’s opening night celebration on Thursday, June 19, and will be open to all ticketholders.
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Todd Spangler, Variety, 1 May 2025
On opening night the crowd at the St. James Theatre in New York City gave her a six-minute standing ovation (People timed it).
—Dave Quinn, People.com, 1 May 2025
Sound & Gravity, created by Mike Reed, will be Sept. 10-14 at Constellation, Hungry Brain, Judson & Moore, Beat Kitchen, Guild Row and Rockwell on the River, with an avant-garde, experimental music and jazz-heavy lineup of some 48 acts in all over five days, including an opening night event.
—Doug George, Chicago Tribune, 30 Apr. 2025
The global superstar mom, known to feature Blue Ivy in many of her performances, let both her daughters shine on the opening night of her global tour.
—Devonne Goode, Parents, 29 Apr. 2025
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Todd Spangler, Variety, 1 May 2025
On opening night the crowd at the St. James Theatre in New York City gave her a six-minute standing ovation (People timed it).
—Dave Quinn, People.com, 1 May 2025
Sound & Gravity, created by Mike Reed, will be Sept. 10-14 at Constellation, Hungry Brain, Judson & Moore, Beat Kitchen, Guild Row and Rockwell on the River, with an avant-garde, experimental music and jazz-heavy lineup of some 48 acts in all over five days, including an opening night event.
—Doug George, Chicago Tribune, 30 Apr. 2025
The global superstar mom, known to feature Blue Ivy in many of her performances, let both her daughters shine on the opening night of her global tour.
—Devonne Goode, Parents, 29 Apr. 2025
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“Opening night.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/opening%20night. Accessed 10 May. 2025.
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