How to Use the opera in a Sentence

the opera

noun

• Wear it anywhere from the park to the opera, and look as sharp as a tack.
  — Kristine Solomon, Travel + Leisure, 12 May 2023
• In the opera, the quest for knowledge takes over the darkness of what happened.
  — James Bash | , oregonlive, 14 Mar. 2023
• 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
• Kate joins the growing list of celebrities who have leaned into the opera glove trend.
  — Town & Country, 19 Feb. 2023
• When the opera was over, the audience in the House for Mozart applauded the cast heartily.
  — Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 27 Aug. 2023
• 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
• 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
• Going to a show, a road trip, a restaurant, people watching at the opera.
  — Apoorva Mandavilli, New York Times, 3 May 2024
• My father worked at Teatro alla Scala, the opera house in Milan.
  — Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
• The metaphor applies to the opera’s theme of fate but also the production itself, which starts off shaky and winds up in a ditch.
  — Vulture, 4 Jan. 2024
• This included hallways, next to the violins, in the middle of the horn section and on the opera singers.
  — Mia Galuppo, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Dec. 2023
• As a result, the opera house was forced to borrow money from the UK government and cut costs.
  — Sabah Meddings, Fortune Europe, 4 May 2024
• Even the striking outfits and headpieces that symbolize the spread of cholera were drawn from the opera’s setting.
  — Elisabeth Vincentelli, New York Times, 14 Nov. 2023
• This scene was also dramatized in the opera, in flashback.
  — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 27 Feb. 2023
• Whoever nabs the coveted spot will get to sleep at the opera house on July 16.
  — Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Feb. 2023
• But, as Carpenter points out, there is more to the composer than plodding plot lines and marathon nights at the opera house.
  — Ray Mark Rinaldi, The Denver Post, 6 Feb. 2024
• The official title of the opera making its U.S. premiere next week is Last Days.
  — David Browne, Rolling Stone, 1 Feb. 2024
• Couples walk their dogs under the blossoms in the city’s sprawling parks and botanic gardens, and teenagers use the front steps of the opera house as a skate ramp.
  — WIRED, 25 July 2023
• Airbnb is hosting a very special overnight stay at the historic Palais Garnier in Paris, the opera house where Phantom is set.
  — Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 26 Feb. 2023
• Meanwhile, the money that Mrs. Russell has spent on this dinner all because of a box at the opera is insane.
  — José Criales-Unzueta, Vogue, 30 Oct. 2023
• But over recent years, the opera and ballet companies housed in it have become much more.
  — Howard Lafranchi, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 July 2023
• In the 1880s, the opera was the center of the upper crust’s social scene: People would dress in their finest gowns and tiaras and then head to the arts center for a night of live performance.
  — Elise Taylor, Vogue, 30 Oct. 2023
• On only a few days' notice, and having never before sung the opera, Ms. Scotto agreed to stand in.
  — Emily Langer, BostonGlobe.com, 16 Aug. 2023
• The women in his life — including his mother — tell the story along the way in the opera's Indiana premiere.
  — Rory Appleton, The Indianapolis Star, 8 Jan. 2024
• Reagon has toured the world, spreading Butler’s ominous message through the opera and other platforms.
  — Salamishah Tillet, New York Times, 12 July 2023
• In preparation for the opera, Zollar and other members of the team visited the South for research.
  — Javier C. Hernández, New York Times, 15 Oct. 2023
• Baudoin & Lange Even among those familiar with the style, the opera pump has long been considered an anachronism.
  — Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 11 Dec. 2023
• On a whim, Huizenga once handed box tickets for the opera, which were worth thousands, to his caterer, Bob Leonardi.
  — Brett Murphy, ProPublica, 10 Aug. 2023
• The property, located a stone's throw from the opera, offers a commanding view of Lake Zürich.
  — Christopher Elliott, Forbes, 18 Feb. 2023
• The result is something that feels split between the opera’s 1867 Paris premiere and the everything-all-at-once pop pastiche of today.
  — Michael Andor Brodeur, Washington Post, 5 Nov. 2023

Last Updated: 27 Jun 2024