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

At the white-columned City Hall, just steps from Odesa’s signature Beaux-Arts opera house, Deputy Mayor Filatov doesn’t try to minimize the struggles of the past winter. — Howard Lafranchi, Christian Science Monitor, 13 July 2026

Foster’s songs became ubiquitous—people sometimes mistook them for folk songs even during his lifetime—and were performed everywhere from back porches to opera houses, in every genre imaginable. — David A. Graham, The Atlantic, 2 July 2026

The pinnacle of Napoleon III architecture, the resplendent Palais Garnier opera house is opulent from every angle. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 June 2026

To be sure, Devlin’s 30-year career and work features momentous installations and kinetic performance sculptures in museums, galleries, theaters, opera houses and Olympic stadiums. — Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 9 June 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