overture

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In the popular overture, elicitation of tumult concludes, with startling exhilaration, in the kind of grand Beethovenian triumph that never fails to excite.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 19, 2026

First, there’s a pantomimed back story: During the overture, actors depicting the lovers as young teens flirt and are discouraged by adults.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 2, 2026

Pyongyang has not responded to the overture from Lee, who has sought to mend fractured ties with the North.

From Barron's • Dec. 26, 2025

The troubles at that time—a fire at Windsor Castle and doomed marriages for Prince Andrew and his elder sister, Princess Anne—were a mere overture for the tragedies ahead.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 2, 2025

The houselights start to dim, and the first notes of the overture rise up from the pit.

From "Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda" by Becky Albertalli