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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Today, the opera house is part of the Indiana State Museum's historic site tour and serves as a venue that hosts school concerts and music festivals, among other events.
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Domenica Bongiovanni, IndyStar, 30 Dec. 2025
In fact, when the opera company purchased the property and began rehabilitating it in the 1980s, the goal wasn’t to reinvent it, but to restore it and pay homage to its spirit.
—Stacey Lastoe, Southern Living, 29 Dec. 2025
Everyday Gloves Who said gloves are only for the opera, or for winter?
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 25 Dec. 2025
Things go awry when the music notes for the performance go missing throughout the opera house.
—Megan Dubois, USA Today, 20 Dec. 2025
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Domenica Bongiovanni, IndyStar, 30 Dec. 2025
In fact, when the opera company purchased the property and began rehabilitating it in the 1980s, the goal wasn’t to reinvent it, but to restore it and pay homage to its spirit.
—Stacey Lastoe, Southern Living, 29 Dec. 2025
Everyday Gloves Who said gloves are only for the opera, or for winter?
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 25 Dec. 2025
Things go awry when the music notes for the performance go missing throughout the opera house.
—Megan Dubois, USA Today, 20 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for the opera
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“The opera.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20opera. Accessed 31 Dec. 2025.
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