opera house

noun

: a theater devoted principally to the performance of operas

broadly : theater

Examples of opera house in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Their escalating protests included a strike that forced the cancellation of a performance and a march through Venice joined by workers from other opera houses, reflecting concerns of political interference in artistic decisions. —ABC News, 27 Apr. 2026

Arts Journalism Integrated Into the Newsroom Through World War I, the Great Depression, and World War II, arts coverage grew as opera houses opened across the country and radio and television expanded to include actors and classical musicians. —Encyclopedia Britannica, 22 Apr. 2026

Williamson, the county seat, was home to an opera house and businesses operated by immigrants from Italy, Russia, and Syria. —Taylor Sisk, CBS News, 20 Apr. 2026

The head of London's flagship ballet and opera house isn't dancing around Timothée Chalamet's controversial comments. —Melina Khan, USA Today, 14 Apr. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1720, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for opera house

• alehouse
• almshouse
• backhouse
• baghouse
• bakehouse
• bathhouse
• bauhaus
• blockhouse
• boathouse
• brewhouse
• bunkhouse
• clubhouse