opening night
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3.4
- noun
- /ˈoʊpənɪŋ naɪt/
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estreno
- The excitement in the audience was palpable on opening night as the actors took the stage for the first time.
The energy in that arena from opening night on Monday was fantastic.
- The energy in that arena from opening night on Monday was fantastic.
- Every filmmaker is deep down, very afraid on opening night.
- I don't cry on closing nights and I don't know why I cry opening nights.
- And opening night, by the half time interval, there was no one left in the entire auditorium, including the cast.
- And I have never been to an opening night show in my life, even like and something as big as the Aerosor, which was like the coolest thing ever.
- Bill, you have that moment on opening night.
- I think it, I think it made it halfway through opening night.
- So opening night at the Alamo, when he calls the he goes Avengers and there's the pause and the music dies.
- I was more nervous that night then I was opening night the night before because she was in the anyway, it went OK and I had this funky little dressing room off Broadway.
Examples
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Everyone dressed up for the opening night of the film, which had been highly anticipated.
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What's wonderful about the Met and the opening night is that people feel very fearless.
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Wait until you see what I have planned for us opening night!
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We must wait until opening night.
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As it turned out, however, three things did go right that opening night.
Fiction book (2000) -
My little sister, mom, and I went to see Brave opening night and just absolutely loved it.
Blog text (27) -
The energy in that arena from opening night on Monday was fantastic.
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Perhaps the crowd for the opening night might be larger than even he had hoped.
Fiction book (1992) -
Everyone is waiting for you at the opening-night party.
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"I always like to catch an opening night," Mansfield says.
Fiction book (2002)
Synonyms
350
1.0
The first part that marks the start of something, for example a ceremony
179
4.4
The first public showing of a film, play, or music performance
27
3.5
The first time a person or thing is seen in public, often in a new role
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4.1
A public event where people see something new for the first time
An opening performance of a play or show
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Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: 'opening' = first event/marking a start, and 'night' = the evening, so together they denote the night when an event opens. This pattern is common cross-linguistically and follows normal English noun + noun compounding, so a B1 learner who knows both words will readily infer the meaning.
Etymology
Opening night comes from the theater, when the curtain rises for the very first opening of a show on the night the public comes to watch. So, opening night means the 'first public performance' of a play, film, or other event.