How to Use the opera in a Sentence

the opera

noun
  • And our Mom’s parents took us to the opera.
    — Literary Hub september 4, Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2025
  • And she’s thrilled to be part of a new work in the opera repertoire.
    — Matthew J. Palm, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 Feb. 2026
  • Sting is taking on the opera scene this summer.
    — Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 13 Nov. 2025
  • Because when that last curtain goes down, the opera is over.
    — Judith Martin, Sun Sentinel, 8 June 2026
  • Begin your night at the opera and end it in an underground club.
    — Jade Moyano, Travel + Leisure, 5 Nov. 2025
  • Storm clouds were slowly moving toward us as the opera went on.
    — Shivani Vora, Forbes.com, 17 May 2026
  • Here then is a serendipitous tale worthy of a day at the races or a night at the opera.
    — Charlotte Observer, 4 June 2026
  • Both the opera house and concert hall could use acoustical work, but that is a very big deal.
    — Classical Music Critic, Los Angeles Times, 3 Feb. 2026
  • While the opera Lulu was playing out front, the tuner and his son toiled backstage.
    — Literary Hub, 6 May 2026
  • Everyone has a great seat at the opera house here, and the acoustics are so wonderful.
    — Libby Smith, CBS News, 19 Feb. 2026
  • Harder still is to acknowledge what continues to draw us to the opera.
    — Theater Critic, San Francisco Chronicle, 21 Feb. 2026
  • Things go awry when the music notes for the performance go missing throughout the opera house.
    — Megan Dubois, USA Today, 20 Dec. 2025
  • Regardless of the opera, the ending is inevitably heartbreak and death.
    — Jane Wooldridge, Miami Herald, 19 Feb. 2026
  • This production also features singers from the opera’s world premiere.
    — Georgia Rowe, Mercury News, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Frances decides to put this on pause, though, because the family is going to the opera tonight (a very alive and valid art form!
    — Alice Burton, Vulture, 30 Mar. 2026
  • Everyday Gloves Who said gloves are only for the opera, or for winter?
    — Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 25 Dec. 2025
  • The tour guide may have deflected my Phantom questions, but the opera house plays up just enough of the mystery.
    — Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 3 Mar. 2026
  • Albuquerque, which has more flights than Santa Fe, is a little over an hour from the opera house.
    — Zach Wichter, USA Today, 19 Oct. 2025
  • This caught the attention of donors as well as the opera world at large with the release of DVDs.
    — Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 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
  • In recent months, the opera has staged its spring performances at other venues across Washington.
    — Janay Kingsberry, The Atlantic, 12 June 2026
  • Others were just as dismayed, noting the overscale chandeliers blocked the view of the stage from the upper-tier seats in the opera house.
    — Christopher Robbins, Curbed, 9 Feb. 2026
  • Nothing else gets accomplished at the opera other than some wonderful world-building.
    — Alice Burton, Vulture, 30 Mar. 2026
  • Bonhams said the necklace is being offered at auction for the first time since the opera singer’s ownership of the jewel.
    — Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 28 May 2026
  • The rock band America once performed at the opera house, as did folk legend Arlo Guthrie.
    — John Lauritsen, CBS News, 5 Mar. 2026
  • Todaro hopes those who have never been to the opera come away enthused, comparing it to when someone first tastes an unfamiliar dish.
    — Jocheved Cohen, Miami Herald, 30 Apr. 2026
  • The next day, the opera’s board of trustees voted to terminate its affiliation agreement.
    — Mary Carole McCauley, Chicago Tribune, 12 June 2026
  • After his comments went viral in early March, many in the opera and ballet communities spoke out.
    — Marina Watts, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Mar. 2026
  • In the 1990's, the opera house even got a visit from Paul McCartney.
    — John Lauritsen, CBS News, 5 Mar. 2026
  • There were two Bösendorfer pianos in the arts complex that included the opera house, and a transport company had moved the wrong one.
    — Literary Hub, 6 May 2026

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