first nightnoun [ C ]
uk/ˌfɜːst ˈnaɪt/us/ˌfɝːst ˈnaɪt/UK US opening nightthe first public performance of a play
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Spectacles & performances
- act
- amateur dramatics
- amateur theater
- barnstorm
- bullfight
- co-production
- command performance
- curtain-raiser
- double bill
- mano a mano
- night
- performance art
- premiere
- Punch and Judy show
- pyrotechnics
- rendition
- spot
- talent contest
- theatricals
- variety
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Examples from literature
- The first night there was a crowded house, but the troupe went all to pieces.