opera house

noun

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

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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 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 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 31 Oct. 2025.

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