opera house

noun

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

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In 1956, in the high desert just north of Santa Fe, N.M., a young New York conductor had a vision to build an outdoor opera house. David Belcher, New York Times, 20 May 2025 Early sketches reveal an opera house, general store and more (Walt Disney Co.) (Walt Disney Co.) Disney first considered a theme park across from its studios in Burbank, land that is today occupied by Walt Disney Animation Studios and the West Coast headquarters of ABC. Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2025 As for opera houses around the world, I have been blessed to sing for, and at so many! Shivani Vora, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025 The event is held at the institution’s opera house, typically with the president in attendance. Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 27 Mar. 2025 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 9 Jun. 2025.

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