opera house

a theater devoted chiefly to operas.

Older Use. a theater, especially a large, ornate one.

Origin of opera house

First recorded in 1710–20

They had the appearance of figures in a fantoccine, or men seen at the extremity of the opera-house, diminished into puppets.

Recollections of a Tour Made in Scotland A.D. 1803 |Dorothy Wordsworth
Why should he enrich the haughty music publisher or the still haughtier intendant of the opera-house?

Ivory Apes and Peacocks |James Huneker
Then there was no Club-land, and the place for meeting everybody who was anybody was the opera-house.

Verdi: Man and Musician |Frederick James Crowest
This time we had the whole orchestra (that belongs to the opera-house, of course).

Life Of Mozart, Vol. 2 (of 3) |Otto Jahn

He read the placards of the Opera; reminding himself of the day when it was the single Opera-house; and now we have two-or three.

One of Our Conquerors, Complete |George Meredith

opera house

a theatre designed for opera