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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Carayon has spent the last three years trying to get the opera to uncover the original frescoes, including writing an appeal to France’s president, Emmanuel Macron. — News Desk, Artforum, 13 Oct. 2026 The theater, the ballet, the opera, and the symphony, where turning off your phone is gleefully enforced, are sanctuaries. — Marisa Meltzer, Vanity Fair, 12 Oct. 2026 Dua Lipa stunned in a see-through corset dress with a head-to-toe open back slit during a night at the opera in Milan, Italy on September 20. — Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 20 Sep. 2026 This isn’t the opera or high tea at the Queen of Denmark’s house, and Jack Lambert is still alive. — Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 28 Aug. 2026 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 16 Oct. 2026.

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