opera house

noun

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

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Prior to joining Columbus State, Anderson taught costumes at Southern Utah University and the University of Florida and had worked in theaters and opera houses across the country, including the Sarasota Opera and Indiana Repertory Theatre, according to the university. Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 15 Oct. 2025 In the Shadow of the Stars put the divas in the background to focus on the lives of 11 men and women choristers at the San Francisco opera house. Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 8 Oct. 2025 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 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 17 Oct. 2025.

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