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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Similar themes crop up in the opera: Four female astronauts board a spaceship in hope of preserving the human race on a new planet, only for their mission to be privatized halfway through the journey by a venture capitalist, their liberated lives suddenly jeopardized.
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Hugh Morris, New York Times, 25 July 2025
Nan and the girls head to the opera hoping to get some one-on-one time with the Home secretary to persuade him to push Nan’s bill through.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 23 July 2025
The initial meetup occurred right around the corner from the opera house in nearby Elks Park.
—Garret K. Woodward, Rolling Stone, 5 July 2025
This is a problem for something like the opera where nuance, emotion and artist personalization are key attributes (based on a survey of ~40 such artists).
—Sabbir Rangwala, Forbes.com, 17 June 2025
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Hugh Morris, New York Times, 25 July 2025
Nan and the girls head to the opera hoping to get some one-on-one time with the Home secretary to persuade him to push Nan’s bill through.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 23 July 2025
The initial meetup occurred right around the corner from the opera house in nearby Elks Park.
—Garret K. Woodward, Rolling Stone, 5 July 2025
This is a problem for something like the opera where nuance, emotion and artist personalization are key attributes (based on a survey of ~40 such artists).
—Sabbir Rangwala, Forbes.com, 17 June 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 6 Aug. 2025.
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