the orchestra

noun

US
: a group of seats in a theater that are close to the stage

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Blomstadt has such a kind and expressive face, and the camera lingers on the different instruments in the orchestra, which is perfect for fuelling the imagination of a music-mad toddler. Hilton Als, New Yorker, 7 Nov. 2025 While the Israeli Philharmonic is not a public or official institution of the Israeli state, the orchestra is perhaps the country’s most recognizable musical ambassador. Philippe Cordier, CNN Money, 7 Nov. 2025 Those seated in the orchestra section were given faux tulips and taught the flower choreography from the film — tossing them into the air on cue, timed to Grande’s entrance as Glinda the Good. Haley Kluge, Variety, 7 Nov. 2025 After intermission, the orchestra performs Beethoven’s first Symphony, beginning with its unusual pizzicato beginning. Sheila Regan, Twin Cities, 7 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for the orchestra

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