opera house
Americannoun
-
a theater devoted chiefly to operas.
-
Older Use. a theater, especially a large, ornate one.
noun
Etymology
Origin of opera house
First recorded in 1710–20
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Between speeches on Ukrainian drones and Europe’s newfound resolve to defend itself, we visited the Odesa opera house to hear the city’s orchestra and see a ballet.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026
"Timmy, you're welcome to use it too," the opera house added.
From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026
The New York production of "Innocence" marks its second run at an American opera house after performances by the San Francisco Opera in June 2024.
From Barron's • Apr. 5, 2026
But only a short walk away, at the world’s most storied opera house, all that fanfare fades into Wagnerian gloom.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026
For a good part of the eighteenth and all of the nineteenth century, the populist, light, tuneful Italian style of opera was what most people went to an opera house for.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
