opera house

noun

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

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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 Fast forward two decades, and Acosta is a professional opera singer who now lives in San Diego and has traveled the world and performed at opera houses in Houston, Minnesota, San Francisco, Seattle and Italy. Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 June 2026 Fleming, a five-time Grammy Award-winning singer, is best known for her performances in some of the world's most prestigious opera houses. Brittney Melton, NPR, 4 June 2026 Holzinger has spent the past decade building a reputation as one of Europe’s most uncompromising performance artists—filling opera houses and theaters with motorbikes, helicopters, heavy machinery, nudity, and feats of endurance that test what a body can withstand. Lilyanna D'amato, ARTnews.com, 28 May 2026 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 12 Jun. 2026.

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