The opera began and Whitney promptly forgot everything else, lost as she was in the haunting music.

Italian opera began to be produced there around 1850.

The opera finally begins, and the singer playing Carmen walks onto the stage.

The opera begins with a prologue set in 2195.

The opera begins with a brief prelude approximately three and a half minutes in length.

When the opera began it was a whisper far away, like the sea in an ancient shell.

Before the opera begins, the king has been deceived and murdered by his own brother.

The opera began quirkily, with a theme rather than a plot.

The opera began about 20 minutes late because heavy rain had delayed an orchestra member.

No sooner had he finished speaking than the curtain went up and the opera began.