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Two summers ago, the most overt commonality shared by Greta Gerwig’s and Christopher Nolan’s opuses was a release date pitting the predicted box office whales against each other.

From Salon • Jul. 11, 2025

Still, there would be no “Sonata Pathétique” without Prince Lichnowsky’s purse strings, no Sistine Chapel without Pope Julius II, no bold young talents like Corbet making their worthy magnum opuses without someone footing the bill.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 18, 2024

On view through Sept. 25, in conjunction with the art exhibition “Documenta,” the pieces in “Rug Bombs” range from throw sizes to 10-by-14-foot opuses that can command an entire room.

From New York Times • Sep. 1, 2022

The movies surrounding it are all spectacles of one kind or another: superhero opuses, space operas, historical and biblical epics.

From Washington Post • Jun. 14, 2022

His opuses are in demand And are the final test By which all others fall or stand In this the mighty west!

From Hoosier Lyrics by Field, Eugene