opera house

noun

: a theater devoted principally to the performance of operas
broadly : theater

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Fleming, a five-time Grammy Award-winning singer, is best known for her performances in some of the world's most prestigious opera houses. — Brittney Melton, NPR, 4 June 2026 The salmon-pink opera house with a dome the colour of Brazil’s flag was built in 1896, when that city in the middle of the jungle became one of the richest on the planet during the rubber boom. — James Horncastle, New York Times, 27 May 2026 Foster’s songs became ubiquitous—people sometimes mistook them for folk songs even during his lifetime—and were performed everywhere from back porches to opera houses, in every genre imaginable. — David A. Graham, The Atlantic, 2 July 2026 The pinnacle of Napoleon III architecture, the resplendent Palais Garnier opera house is opulent from every angle. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for opera house

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First Known Use

1720, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of opera house was in 1720

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