the opera

noun

: an opera performance or opera performances

Have you ever been to the opera?

I enjoy going to the opera.

Examples of the opera in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

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

Rammagerðin Skip the puffin shops (what the locals call the run-of-the-mill souvenir stops) and set aside some time to roam around one of Rammagerðin’s locations—my favorite is tucked into Harpa, the opera house designed by Olafur Eliasson. — Erika Owen, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Aug. 2026

The effects were sometimes remarkable, especially the river underneath the opera house, which appeared real. — David Allen, Daily News, 9 Aug. 2026