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

Its opening sequence is both graceful and conspicuous; its exposition is entirely legible, yet so very charming that its plainness doesn’t matter one bit.

From Salon • Feb. 28, 2026

Ibsen, it turns out, doesn’t need his layers of exposition.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 25, 2026

The directors insisted on many gates, and the railroads refused to channel their exposition traffic through a single depot.

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