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
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What about Beyoncé and others sporting opera gloves anywhere but the opera?
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André Wheeler, The New Yorker, 4 Mar. 2024
Instead of presenting a dramatized version (fully staged, with set pieces and acting) of the opera, the cast could only perform a static concert version, as mandated by strict rules that barred outside companies from performing operas on the Met’s stage.
—Michael J. Solender, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Feb. 2024
The official title of the opera making its U.S. premiere next week is Last Days.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 1 Feb. 2024
Met music director Yannick Nézet-Séguin superbly led the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra through the many (often abrupt) mood swings of the opera.
—Michael Andor Brodeur, Washington Post, 18 Mar. 2024
Among many other things, the opera is a study in inequality, the Nibelungs living in a dank underworld.
—Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 27 Jan. 2024
Lilly joined the Cassirer family by marrying the opera conductor Fritz Cassirer.
—Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2024
The May 18 concert celebrates the 20th anniversary of the opera company’s partnership with the symphony.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Feb. 2024
The withdrawal was accompanied by a reduction in total performances, a commitment to better-selling contemporary works in forthcoming seasons and a widespread sinking feeling across the opera world.
—Michael Andor Brodeur, Washington Post, 10 Feb. 2024
André Wheeler, The New Yorker, 4 Mar. 2024
Instead of presenting a dramatized version (fully staged, with set pieces and acting) of the opera, the cast could only perform a static concert version, as mandated by strict rules that barred outside companies from performing operas on the Met’s stage.
—Michael J. Solender, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Feb. 2024
The official title of the opera making its U.S. premiere next week is Last Days.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 1 Feb. 2024
Met music director Yannick Nézet-Séguin superbly led the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra through the many (often abrupt) mood swings of the opera.
—Michael Andor Brodeur, Washington Post, 18 Mar. 2024
Among many other things, the opera is a study in inequality, the Nibelungs living in a dank underworld.
—Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 27 Jan. 2024
Lilly joined the Cassirer family by marrying the opera conductor Fritz Cassirer.
—Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2024
The May 18 concert celebrates the 20th anniversary of the opera company’s partnership with the symphony.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Feb. 2024
The withdrawal was accompanied by a reduction in total performances, a commitment to better-selling contemporary works in forthcoming seasons and a widespread sinking feeling across the opera world.
—Michael Andor Brodeur, Washington Post, 10 Feb. 2024
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