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grand tier

American  

noun

  1. the first tier of boxes after the parquet circle in a large theater or opera house.


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The Metropolitan Opera took the name of one prominent benefactor, the investor Alberto W. Vilar, off its grand tier in 2003 after some promised pledges failed to materialize; he was later convicted of fraud.

From New York Times • Dec. 9, 2020

Fridays Under 40 tickets, by contrast, cost $60 to $100 for seats in the orchestra and grand tier that normally start at $80 and $90.

From New York Times • Dec. 10, 2015

From their vantage on the Met's grand tier, the over-two-story-high murals will glow through the glassed vaults to dominate a city vista more spacious than the Piazza San Marco in Venice.

From Time Magazine Archive

He owned a box in the grand tier, the so-called Diamond Horseshoe, of the old Metropolitan Opera House, and he was chairman of the board from 1938 to 1946.

From Time Magazine Archive

Many curious glances were bent on the pair who sat before the grand tier of fragrant blossoms.

From The Coquette's Victim Everyday Life Library No. 1 by Brame, Charlotte M.