the orchestra

noun

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

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The Mahler recordings represented an artistic high-water mark; with Thomas conducting the orchestra and vocal soloists including mezzo-soprano Susan Graham, tenor Stuart Skelton and baritone Thomas Hampson, the performances were universally acclaimed. Georgia Rowe, Mercury News, 22 Apr. 2025 Nothing that happens makes much sense, from the director of the New York Philharmonic showing up in Ransom to beg Quinn to come play in the orchestra to high schoolers getting invited to Senate fundraising events. Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 18 Apr. 2025 All the different conductors who are coming will bring their own tradition, their own life, their own experience to the orchestra. Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2025 His Rug Concerts, in which the seats of Avery Fisher Hall were removed and the orchestra situated in the center of the auditorium, became cult favorites. Joshua Barone, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for the orchestra

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