exposition

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At 95 minutes, the opera is about 15 minutes too long, laden with considerable exposition and repetition.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 2, 2026

Done right, narrative exposition will tell an audience everything that they need to know about a character, while leaving just enough room for curiosity to take hold.

From Salon • Feb. 28, 2026

The dialogue avoids exposition, the silences say much.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 4, 2025

Around 2,000 people watched the action inside Bern's Festhalle exposition hall.

From Barron's • Nov. 13, 2025

Ships began converging on U.S. ports from all over the world bearing exposition cargoes of the most exotic kind.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson