opening night
noun
: the evening when something (such as a play or concert) is performed in front of an audience for the first time
I have tickets for opening night.
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Today marks the opening night of the BAAND Together Dance Festival, in which five iconic dance companies come together for the fifth year, a famously auspicious number for Chanel.
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Celia Shatzman, Forbes.com, 29 July 2025
Megalopolis was received with an exuberant reaction on the opening night on the Jersey Shore.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 28 July 2025
On the evening of Aug. 20, there will be an opening night patio party at the Delamar Traverse City featuring chefs Welch, Williams, Berens and Sarah Bobier.
—Susan Selasky, Freep.com, 25 July 2025
Lawrence was reportedly headed to the opening night of Ta-da!, comedian Josh Sharp’s one-man comedy show now playing off-Broadway at the Greenwich House Theater, with some girlfriends.
—Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 22 July 2025
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Celia Shatzman, Forbes.com, 29 July 2025
Megalopolis was received with an exuberant reaction on the opening night on the Jersey Shore.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 28 July 2025
On the evening of Aug. 20, there will be an opening night patio party at the Delamar Traverse City featuring chefs Welch, Williams, Berens and Sarah Bobier.
—Susan Selasky, Freep.com, 25 July 2025
Lawrence was reportedly headed to the opening night of Ta-da!, comedian Josh Sharp’s one-man comedy show now playing off-Broadway at the Greenwich House Theater, with some girlfriends.
—Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 22 July 2025
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“Opening night.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/opening%20night. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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