first night
noun /ˌfɜːst ˈnaɪt/
/ˌfɜːrst ˈnaɪt/
- the first public performance of a play, film, etc.
- I got tickets for the first night of ‘Romeo and Juliet’.
- The first night of the school play is just days away and the cast still don’t know their lines.
- (North American English) a public celebration of New Year’s Eve