final curtain

noun

: the last time a curtain is lowered at the end of a performance
The audience applauded enthusiastically after the final curtain.

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That’s the equivalent of the white nightgown in which so many female opera protagonists sing their dying arias just before the final curtain. Sara Holdren, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2024 After the final curtain, guests crossed the plaza under a whisper of rain to the Promenade of the David H. Koch Theater for the gala dinner. Christopher Barnard, Vogue, 24 Sep. 2024 His Emmy nomination for a limited or anthology series comes after the final curtain call for his role as CBS head Bill Paley in the second season of Feud. Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 July 2024 The musical will have played more than 130 regular performances at the Nederlander Theatre when the final curtain falls on July 21. Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 25 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for final curtain 

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“Final curtain.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/final%20curtain. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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