opera house

noun

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

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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 Marigny Opera House Formerly a 19th-century church, this opera house is now a striking performing arts venue in the Marigny that’s also played host to a couple of notable celebrity weddings and even a Depeche Mode music video. Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 24 Dec. 2024 In partnership with his good friend and president of Arizona State University at the time, Grady Gammage, the renowned architect took plans originally for an opera house in Baghdad to create the university's performing arts space. Amanda Luberto, The Arizona Republic, 23 Dec. 2024 The Opera Bar is a bar and restaurant with indoor and outdoor seating in the lower level of the western side of Bennelong Point, south of the main opera house buildings and overlooking the maritime entrance to Circular Quay. Michael Y. Park, Architectural Digest, 9 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 7 Jan. 2025.

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