opera house

noun

: a theater devoted principally to the performance of operas
broadly : theater

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Following a meteoric rise through the world’s concert halls and opera houses — and a headline-making solo recital last season in New York — the Norwegian soprano is now one of the most esteemed vocal artists navigating an astounding career. Georgia Rowe, The Mercury News, 8 Jan. 2025 The space can transform from a 1,100-seat opera house into a 850-seat concert hall with the push of a button. Mo Noubani, Travel + Leisure, 12 Dec. 2024 Maybe that’s why the concert hall and opera house had a relatively brief and never secure monopoly over musical life. Justin Davidson, Curbed, 16 Oct. 2024 Other features include a tennis court, a two-level pool, a putting green, sculpture gardens, luxurious guest suites and a movie theater inspired by a Parisian opera house. Alexis Simmerman, Austin American-Statesman, 17 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for opera house 

Word History

First Known Use

1720, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of opera house was in 1720

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“Opera house.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/opera%20house. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.

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