orchestra stalls

Far below him, in the orchestra stalls, were rows of high-ranking control officers.

Every Friday, at the opera, I observed a young man, about thirty years of age, in the orchestra stalls, who evidently came there for me.

The interiors of the opera house as it existed in the past were provided with orchestra stalls with cosy cane chairs.

Now, the orchestra pit beneath the stage is blocked, and plush red seats have replaced the noisy wooden chairs of the orchestra stalls.

A rare professional courtesy to those who regularly sit in the cheaper seats and have as much right to see the stage action as those in the Orchestra stalls or the Grand Tier.

The auditorium is also one of the few remaining in the UK to have four tiers, namely the Orchestra Stalls, the Dress Circle, the Upper Circle and the Gallery.

The trust was responsible for overseeing a multi-million pound refurbishment in the late 1990s, incorporating a brand new backstage area, fly tower and a complete re-seating of the orchestra stalls as well as redecoration of the interior.

It was an emotional performance by and for JOAN SUTHERLAND in London Monday night, with showers of bouquets from orchestra stalls and carnations tossed from boxes above the stage.

In North American usage this is usually the rear seating block beneath the gallery in the orchestra stalls whereas Britain it can mean either the area immediately in front of the orchestra, or the whole of the stalls.

Following the refurbishment, the theatre could accommodate 1,440 with 339 in the orchestra stalls, 307 in the pit stalls, 214 in the dress circle, 148 in the rear circle and 400 in the gallery with another 32 in the four boxes.