opera house

noun

: a theater devoted principally to the performance of operas

broadly : theater

Examples of opera house in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Shen Hall, with 1,200 seats, draws inspiration from the spatial form of classical opera houses and can accommodate various performance types, including Baroque opera, classical opera, local operas, and dramas. — Wendy Wang, Architectural Digest, 22 Oct. 2026

Dua Lipa, Callum Turner, Amy Poehler, Bowen Yang and Matt Rogers were among the starry attendees at the Met Opera Tuesday night, as the famed opera house ushered in the world premiere of Lincoln in the Bardo. — Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 20 Oct. 2026

For the movie world, Lucca is not merely the oldest comics convention in existence, or even the only one to feature a formal red carpet in front of an opera house that dates back to the turn of the 20th century. — Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 19 Oct. 2026

There are plenty of cultural activities to enjoy, from a show at the local opera house to the world’s most famous annual car race in May. — Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1720, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for opera house

• alehouse
• almshouse
• backhouse
• baghouse
• bakehouse
• bathhouse
• bauhaus
• blockhouse
• boathouse
• brewhouse
• bunkhouse
• clubhouse