premiere

Examples

• All

• Two years later, it held the world premiere of the specially commissioned opera Aida.

  Academic text (1995)

• I'm pretty sure this is my first movie premiere in New York.

• I would never miss the premiere for a second.

  Last Action Hero (1993)

• During the year before a premiere, I prepared my students by using a variety of planned activities.

  Academic text (2005)

• I have the Gossip Girl premiere, which is very exciting.

  Elena Taber

• Yes, it can, because I was invited to the premiere in Belfast.

  Hannah (Sex & Relationships Education)

• You're going to invite us to a big Hollywood premiere?

  Easter Sunday (2022)

• It was the biggest premiere in HBO history.

• The next day, he was back on the podium conducting the British premiere of his Galanta Dances.

  Academic text (1993)

• The premiere of the new superhero film was attended by many fans and celebrities.

Synonyms

O

opening night

vspremiere

60 3.4

The first public performance of a play or film

is the same idea but also explicitly covers music showings

C

curtain raising

vspremiere

5.6

An opening performance of a play or show

applies to plays films and musical works not only theatrical events

Compounds

W

world premiere

20 3.9

The first public showing of a new work like a play or film anywhere in the world

How Public

premiere

179 4.4

screening

21 2.8

preview

183 2.9

rehearsal

296 3.0

Surface Forms

Etymology