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 day before the opera house gig, O’Donovan is sitting in the lobby of the Camel’s Garden Hotel in downtown Telluride. Garret K. Woodward, Rolling Stone, 5 July 2025 For their Venice nuptials, Hayek and Pinault exchanged vows at the opera house La Fenice, according to People magazine. Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 25 June 2025 Actor Lung Koon-tin fits a blond wig, and other scenes from the opera. Peter Guo, NBC news, 8 June 2025 The Hutts had some spare time one week, between seeing the Knicks play the Warriors and going to the opera. Paige Williams, New Yorker, 2 June 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 8 Jul. 2025.

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