the opera
noun
: an opera performance or opera performances
Have you ever been to the opera?
I enjoy going to the opera.
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With a libretto by Pulitzer Prize–winning playwright Nilo Cruz, the opera is a recasting of the Orpheus-and-Euridice story, with artists Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera replacing the mythical Greeks.
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Eve Batey, Vanity Fair, 2 June 2026
Santiago Otheguy, based on an original idea by Laudenbach, Pierre-Henri Léon, based on the opera 'Carmen' by Georges Bizet, based on the novella by Prosper Mérimée.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 31 May 2026
Bonhams said the necklace is being offered at auction for the first time since the opera singer’s ownership of the jewel.
—Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 28 May 2026
Pre-Trump takeover, the center had already been going through cost-cutting, while the economics of the opera and the symphony have for years been a challenge.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 19 May 2026
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Eve Batey, Vanity Fair, 2 June 2026
Santiago Otheguy, based on an original idea by Laudenbach, Pierre-Henri Léon, based on the opera 'Carmen' by Georges Bizet, based on the novella by Prosper Mérimée.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 31 May 2026
Bonhams said the necklace is being offered at auction for the first time since the opera singer’s ownership of the jewel.
—Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 28 May 2026
Pre-Trump takeover, the center had already been going through cost-cutting, while the economics of the opera and the symphony have for years been a challenge.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 19 May 2026
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“The opera.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20opera. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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