farewell performance
Last time onstage
A farewell performance is a final public appearance by an entertainer, athlete, or other performer before retirement or departure: The soprano's farewell performance drew a standing ovation.
The term often carries emotional weight, marking the end of a career or era.
Farewell performances are sometimes followed by comebacks, making the label provisional.
- curtain callPost-show audience acknowledgment
- final bowPerformer's closing acknowledgment
- nostalgiaLonging for the past
- tributeOffering of respect
- poignancyPiercing emotional quality
swan song · closure · memory · send-off · commemoration · finale · retirement · golden years · walk of fame · encore · valedictory · gratitude · ovation · bittersweet · last hurrah · one last time · last dance · last act
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First public appearance
debut performance · first performance · premiere · opening night · professional debut
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