opening night

noun

1. the first performance of a theatrical attraction, taking place in the evening.

   The audience was full of celebrities on opening night.

Word History and Origins

Origin of opening night¹

First recorded in 1805–15

Example Sentences

In the city centre, a new venue opened and staged a Torvill and Dean performance on its opening night.

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“Everyone will have their opinions and critiques,” Shilling said of her psychedelic creation just before the piece was inflated for a test run prior to Saturday’s opening night party.

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Super fan Anthony Mejia, a stay-at-home dad, drove two hours from Rancho Cucamonga to attend opening night at the gallery, where current and legacy members of the band performed a half-hour acoustic set.

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Great Britain were unable to extend their run of global relay medals as the mixed 4x400m team fell short of a podium place on the opening night of the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo.

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On opening night Friday at Hollywood’s historic El Capitan Theatre, devoted fans donned powdered wigs and Colonial coats and belted out every song along with the cast.

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