opera house

noun

: a theater devoted principally to the performance of operas
broadly : theater

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On a Tuesday afternoon in early July, eight days before the start of the tour, three Lady Gagas stalk her opera house, currently installed in an empty Las Vegas arena. Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 13 Nov. 2025 Principal photography began in August at Paris’ historic Palais Garnier opera house, with a theatrical release set for September 23, 2026, in France. Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2025 For his role as Erik, the disfigured organist who haunts the catacombs of the Paris opera house, Chaney underwent a dramatic — and painful — transformation that involved pulling back his nostrils with piano wire to create a skeletal look. Katie Rife, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Oct. 2025 The rich used to build opera houses. Anne Victoria Clark, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for opera house

Word History

First Known Use

1720, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of opera house was in 1720

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“Opera house.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/opera%20house. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.

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