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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Pre-Trump takeover, the center had already been going through cost-cutting, while the economics of the opera and the symphony have for years been a challenge.
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Ted Johnson, Deadline, 19 May 2026
Storm clouds were slowly moving toward us as the opera went on.
—Shivani Vora, Forbes.com, 17 May 2026
There’s also British artist Sara Berman, who has made 30 works inspired by the opera Billy Budd, on view at the festival’s auditorium.
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Across from the Yamaha rehearsal piano, Ryan’s three-volume score for the opera is spread out on a desk.
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Ted Johnson, Deadline, 19 May 2026
Storm clouds were slowly moving toward us as the opera went on.
—Shivani Vora, Forbes.com, 17 May 2026
There’s also British artist Sara Berman, who has made 30 works inspired by the opera Billy Budd, on view at the festival’s auditorium.
—Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 13 May 2026
Across from the Yamaha rehearsal piano, Ryan’s three-volume score for the opera is spread out on a desk.
—Charlotte Observer, 13 May 2026
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“The opera.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20opera. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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