first performance
Premiere stage appearance
A first performance is the debut presentation of a musical composition, theatrical work, or other performance piece before an audience.
Also called a premiere.
The term emphasizes the historical moment when a work moves from private rehearsal to public existence: The first performance of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony took place in Vienna in 1824.
- opening nightFirst staged performance
- debutFirst public appearance
- maiden voyageShip's initial journey
- applauseCollective hand-clapping approval
- bowRespectful forward inclination
unveiling · curtain-raiser · inauguration · launch · stage · center stage · breakthrough · rave reviews · commencement · standing ovation · introduction · jitters · reviews · baptism of fire · trial by fire · ovation · stage fright · nervous energy
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- Show Timesshowtime, matinee, evening show, opening night, closing night
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Final time on stage
final performance · closing night · last night · final curtain · farewell performance
first performancedress rehearsal
Complete practice performance
final rehearsal · rehearsal · run-through · tech rehearsal · preview
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Final work or performance
farewell tour · final bow · last hurrah · finale · curtain call
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