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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The tour guide may have deflected my Phantom questions, but the opera house plays up just enough of the mystery.
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Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 3 Mar. 2026
The program book, by the way, includes excellent backgrounds on the opera’s historic settings, characters and tensions.
—Scott Cantrell, Dallas Morning News, 28 Feb. 2026
Not only was Milan Puccini’s hometown, but the Games coincided with the 100th-anniversary of the premiere of the opera at Teatro La Scala.
—Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2026
Anthony believes what is going on between Benedict and Sophie is the same as Anthony’s relationship with the opera singer Sienna in Season 1, but by Benedict’s wedding is admitting Benedict should never have listened to him.
—Jennifer Maas, Variety, 26 Feb. 2026
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Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 3 Mar. 2026
The program book, by the way, includes excellent backgrounds on the opera’s historic settings, characters and tensions.
—Scott Cantrell, Dallas Morning News, 28 Feb. 2026
Not only was Milan Puccini’s hometown, but the Games coincided with the 100th-anniversary of the premiere of the opera at Teatro La Scala.
—Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2026
Anthony believes what is going on between Benedict and Sophie is the same as Anthony’s relationship with the opera singer Sienna in Season 1, but by Benedict’s wedding is admitting Benedict should never have listened to him.
—Jennifer Maas, Variety, 26 Feb. 2026
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