opera house

noun

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

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And so the Met’s general manager, the nimbly opportunistic Peter Gelb, recently struck a $100 million deal with Saudi Arabia to supply Riyadh’s new opera house with three weeks’ worth of performances each year and a dose of possibly obsolete cachet. Justin Davidson, Vulture, 30 Sep. 2025 His performance in the airy theater created an atmosphere that underscored the fact that Hip-Hop can be high art and worthy of existing beyond the clubs and charts — and in more opera houses. Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 23 Sep. 2025 It is advantageously situated from which to attend Vienna’s more than 50 opera houses and theaters, as well as a plethora of museums. Laura Manske, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025 The event marked the realization of a longstanding vision to furnish the opera with a state-of-the-art venue, supplanting the previous opera house established in 1883. Lorenzino Estrada, AZCentral.com, 16 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for opera house

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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 6 Oct. 2025.

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