opera house

noun

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

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In July, House Republicans passed an amendment that would rename the Kennedy Center’s opera house after First Lady Melania Trump. Conor Murray, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025 Diriyah is also home to the first opera house in the kingdom: the stunning Royal Diriyah Opera House is set to open in 2028. Mo Noubani, Travel + Leisure, 12 Aug. 2025 Across town in Newport, Bertha Russell is hosting the season-ending ball, her biggest event yet — and one that needed to outshine the opening of a new opera house and a royal wedding. Zoe Papelis, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2025 And now, after zeroing out public media funds and aiming at eliminating the National Endowment of the Arts (which has already rescinded millions of dollars in grants), the Republicans are looking to name the Kennedy Center’s opera house after Melania Trump? Michael Schneider, Variety, 31 July 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 6 Sep. 2025.

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