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orchestra

orchestra

9 3.7
Seats on the main floor of a theater closest to the stage
  • noun
  • /ˈɔrkɪstrə/
  • US
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  • The man who fell from the gallery... landed on top of another man in the orchestra.

Examples

  • It's the orchestra pit for the San Francisco Opera.

    Steve Jobs (2015)

  • Um, which seats are better, balcony or orchestra?

    Unfriended (2014)

  • Oh hey, I got us tickets to the orchestra downtown tonight.

    Outlier (2021)

  • It's the only show he could get orchestra seats.

    Lay the Favorite (2012)

  • I see that she quietly enters the auditorium and looks for an orchestra seat.

    Fiction book (1995)

  • Two orchestra stalls, please.

    Around the World in Eighty Days (1956)

  • I've got orchestra seats.

    Just the Ticket (1998)

  • They were thrilled to find orchestra seats just a few rows from the stage during the performance.

  • The couple enjoyed their evening at the theater, sitting in the orchestra section for the first time.

  • When booking tickets, make sure to select orchestra seats for the best view of the show.

Synonyms

stall
vsorchestra
  • UK
10 4.8

Seats on the main floor of a theater near the stage

refers to the group of all main floor seats usually closest to the stage

Compounds

symphony orchestra
8 3.3

A large group of musicians playing string, woodwind, brass and percussion instruments

orchestra pit
3 4.7

A lowered space in front of a stage where musicians sit and play for a show

chamber orchestra
1 4.6

A small group of about ten to forty musicians who play classical music together

dance orchestra
  • Archaic
1 3.2

A group of musicians who play music for dancing at social events

string orchestra
1 3.5

A group of musicians playing only string instruments like violins and cellos

How Close

front row
88 1.3
stall
  • UK
10 4.8
orchestra
  • US
9 3.7
balcony
192 1.3

Surface Forms

orchestra singular
orchestras plural

Etymology

Orchestra originally named the 'dancing place' in front of the stage in ancient theaters, and that is why the word also refers to the seats on the main floor closest to the stage. So, when you buy a ticket in the orchestra you are sitting where the dancers and musicians once stood.