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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Others were just as dismayed, noting the overscale chandeliers blocked the view of the stage from the upper-tier seats in the opera house.
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Christopher Robbins, Curbed, 9 Feb. 2026
Piëch eventually settled for 16 cylinders, but still created a car capable of accelerating from 0-62 mph in under three seconds while remaining comfortable enough to take him and his wife to the opera.
—New Atlas, 6 Feb. 2026
Muhly, who composed the opera’s final section, has special praise for Jackson’s libretto.
—Laura Regensdorf, Vogue, 4 Feb. 2026
Both will surely relocate to other theaters—the opera has already found hosts for its 2027 and 2028 shows—but the precarity and disruption of not having a permanent home are inarguable.
—Lily Meyer, The Atlantic, 4 Feb. 2026
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Christopher Robbins, Curbed, 9 Feb. 2026
Piëch eventually settled for 16 cylinders, but still created a car capable of accelerating from 0-62 mph in under three seconds while remaining comfortable enough to take him and his wife to the opera.
—New Atlas, 6 Feb. 2026
Muhly, who composed the opera’s final section, has special praise for Jackson’s libretto.
—Laura Regensdorf, Vogue, 4 Feb. 2026
Both will surely relocate to other theaters—the opera has already found hosts for its 2027 and 2028 shows—but the precarity and disruption of not having a permanent home are inarguable.
—Lily Meyer, The Atlantic, 4 Feb. 2026
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“The opera.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20opera. Accessed 13 Feb. 2026.
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