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

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

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

The lake was beautiful and always changing in hue and texture, but it was also, Olmsted argued, a novelty capable of amplifying the drawing power of the exposition.

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