operagoer
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of operagoer
Example Sentences
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Getting seasoned operagoer Phillip to open up is the goal, so Elsbeth needs to look out of place without alienating the suspect.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 7, 2024
Though Mr. Sondheim is a stalwart defender of a creator’s original intent, he admits to being a very impatient operagoer.
From New York Times ● Mar. 11, 2012
For any savvy operagoer, an evening spent with “The Bartered Bride,” a rustic comedy by Smetana more widely known about than actually seen, is an evening spent waiting for the other shoe to drop.
From New York Times ● Feb. 16, 2011
Transfer that to London, factor in the figure of £47m annually handed to its opera houses by the government, and you get a hefty subsidy per operagoer per year.
From The Guardian ● May 27, 2010
He prefers to believe that children, especially when so keenly sensitive as his prodigy, understand as much, if not more, about music as the average operagoer of to-day.
From The Book of Khalid by Ameen Fares Rihani
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