the opera
noun
: an opera performance or opera performances
Have you ever been to the opera?
I enjoy going to the opera.
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Even a young Cora taking in the opera in N.Y.C. or getting an invite to a ball in Newport could be a possibility.
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Stacy Lambe, People.com, 14 July 2025
Bertha and Gladys go to the opera, which seems to be French and therefore is probably by Meyerbeer?
—Alice Burton, Vulture, 7 July 2025
Editors’ Picks Shedding Light on Journalism’s ‘Gray Areas’ For many singers, Santa Fe — and the opera — are home.
—David Belcher, New York Times, 20 May 2025
Bodhi Tree commissioned the opera in 2017 and has received three NEA grants over the years for its development.
—The San Diego Union Tribune, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 May 2025
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Stacy Lambe, People.com, 14 July 2025
Bertha and Gladys go to the opera, which seems to be French and therefore is probably by Meyerbeer?
—Alice Burton, Vulture, 7 July 2025
Editors’ Picks Shedding Light on Journalism’s ‘Gray Areas’ For many singers, Santa Fe — and the opera — are home.
—David Belcher, New York Times, 20 May 2025
Bodhi Tree commissioned the opera in 2017 and has received three NEA grants over the years for its development.
—The San Diego Union Tribune, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for the opera
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“The opera.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20opera. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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