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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That ties the 1992-93 Heat team for the most on any opening night roster in franchise history.
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Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 20 May 2026
Bobby Moynihan and Kenan Thompson embrace for a photo at the opening night of Celebrity Autobiography on Broadway in New York City on May 18.
—People Staff, PEOPLE, 19 May 2026
Variety attended the tour’s opening night at Johan Cruijff Stadium in Amsterdam, and viewed half of the show from one of the floor areas in question.
—Jem Aswad, Variety, 19 May 2026
The multiplatinum-selling South Korean boy band, consisting of vocalists Suga, Jin, J-Hope, RM, Jimin, V and Jung Kook, played an approximately two-hour show consisting of nearly two-dozen songs on this opening night of the Stanford run.
—Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 18 May 2026
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Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 20 May 2026
Bobby Moynihan and Kenan Thompson embrace for a photo at the opening night of Celebrity Autobiography on Broadway in New York City on May 18.
—People Staff, PEOPLE, 19 May 2026
Variety attended the tour’s opening night at Johan Cruijff Stadium in Amsterdam, and viewed half of the show from one of the floor areas in question.
—Jem Aswad, Variety, 19 May 2026
The multiplatinum-selling South Korean boy band, consisting of vocalists Suga, Jin, J-Hope, RM, Jimin, V and Jung Kook, played an approximately two-hour show consisting of nearly two-dozen songs on this opening night of the Stanford run.
—Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 18 May 2026
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“Opening night.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/opening%20night. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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