How to Use the opera in a Sentence
the opera
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The plot of the stage show mirrors that of the movie, with its trip to the opera and all.
—Maria Yagoda, People.com, 22 Mar. 2025
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Wear it anywhere from the park to the opera, and look as sharp as a tack.
—Kristine Solomon, Travel + Leisure, 12 May 2023
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But like Claire, the opera gets trapped and struggles to emerge.
—Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 31 Mar. 2025
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It’s got a film to go along with the staging that doesn’t have much to do with the opera.
—Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2024
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In the opera, the quest for knowledge takes over the darkness of what happened.
—James Bash | , oregonlive, 14 Mar. 2023
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The idea is for both the opera and monument to pay homage to the species that have gone extinct.
—Keridwen Cornelius, New York Times, 3 May 2025
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The lecture will be free for members of the opera guild and JCC, and $10 for non-members.
—Isha Trivedi, The Mercury News, 26 May 2024
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But as the opera's plot goes, Bird, as he's known, questions whether his life's work is enough.
—The Indianapolis Star, 14 Mar. 2024
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Actor Lung Koon-tin fits a blond wig, and other scenes from the opera.
—Peter Guo, NBC news, 8 June 2025
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The prologue to the opera had been an argument among the gods of Fortune, Virtue and Love.
—Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2024
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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
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The Goodspeed is holding a book signing event for Holmes at the opera house on May 8.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 4 May 2024
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That scene at the opera was, for me anyway, the apotheosis of it.
—Todd Gilchrist, Variety, 26 Apr. 2025
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Kate joins the growing list of celebrities who have leaned into the opera glove trend.
—Town & Country, 19 Feb. 2023
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Back in New York their evenings were spent at the ballet, the philharmonic, the opera.
—Irina Aleksander, Vogue, 11 Dec. 2024
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When the opera was over, the audience in the House for Mozart applauded the cast heartily.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 27 Aug. 2023
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Bring the crew, a picnic, blanket and chairs for drama under the stars as the opera streams live on a big screen.
—Steven Vargas, Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2023
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This isn’t about forcing yourself to go to the opera when an aria only gives you a headache (or puts you to sleep).
—Theresa Tamkins, SELF, 3 May 2024
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In the book, Statman recounts one man whose mom loves the opera but always buys the cheap tickets.
—Betty Lin-Fisher, USA TODAY, 10 May 2024
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Going to a show, a road trip, a restaurant, people watching at the opera.
—Apoorva Mandavilli, New York Times, 3 May 2024
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There are four more performances of the opera over the next two weeks, and tickets are available at www.operasj.org.
—Sal Pizarro, The Mercury News, 18 Sep. 2024
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But Williams and the opera have refused to pay Baumgarten, who is suing for breach of contract and N.C.
—Catherine Muccigrosso, Charlotte Observer, 24 Mar. 2025
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There is a new film about the opera singer and style icon, called Maria, starring Angelina Jolie.
—Nadja Sayej, Forbes, 23 Sep. 2024
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Bertha and Gladys go to the opera, which seems to be French and therefore is probably by Meyerbeer?
—Alice Burton, Vulture, 7 July 2025
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And one of her many goals is to make sure the public sees a night at the opera as fun and exciting as going to prom.
—Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 6 June 2024
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Per The Times, Jolie took seven months' worth of singing lessons and studied Italian to portray the opera star.
—Tommy McArdle, People.com, 4 Dec. 2024
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Regardless of the opera, the ending is inevitably heartbreak and death.
—Jane Wooldridge, Miami Herald, 19 Feb. 2026
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Everyone has a great seat at the opera house here, and the acoustics are so wonderful.
—Libby Smith, CBS News, 19 Feb. 2026
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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.
—Christopher Robbins, Curbed, 9 Feb. 2026
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Both the opera house and concert hall could use acoustical work, but that is a very big deal.
—Classical Music Critic, Los Angeles Times, 3 Feb. 2026
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