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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Prior to Francis’ death on July 16 at 87, the pop legend – the last living person to be portrayed in this musical — sent Lawrence and Groff signed photographs as gifts on the show’s opening night (April 26).
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Joe Lynch, Billboard, 16 Sep. 2025
Further casting, design team and opening night details for Giant will be announced at a later date.
—Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 16 Sep. 2025
There, on opening night in August 1912, an audience in aigrettes and opera cloaks had watched, electrified, as Vaslav Nijinsky danced The Spectre of the Rose with the Ballets Russes.
—Leslie Camhi, Travel + Leisure, 15 Sep. 2025
But, after a 24-20 loss to the Eagles on opening night, that is the position the Dallas Cowboys found themselves in at the end of Sunday’s game against the New York Giants.
—Jamie Barton, CNN Money, 15 Sep. 2025
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Joe Lynch, Billboard, 16 Sep. 2025
Further casting, design team and opening night details for Giant will be announced at a later date.
—Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 16 Sep. 2025
There, on opening night in August 1912, an audience in aigrettes and opera cloaks had watched, electrified, as Vaslav Nijinsky danced The Spectre of the Rose with the Ballets Russes.
—Leslie Camhi, Travel + Leisure, 15 Sep. 2025
But, after a 24-20 loss to the Eagles on opening night, that is the position the Dallas Cowboys found themselves in at the end of Sunday’s game against the New York Giants.
—Jamie Barton, CNN Money, 15 Sep. 2025
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“Opening night.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/opening%20night. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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