grand tier
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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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
The old hall was dressed up to look like an opera house, with garlands of flowers ringing the grand tier and an Egyptian-style proscenium jutting out to the apron of the stage.
From Time Magazine Archive
For a review about the cult of beauty in art, Grandville contributed a cartoon of a male au dience�literally all eyes�ogling a beauteous young thing in the front row of the grand tier.
From Time Magazine Archive
I experienced it often at the opera, where the occupants of the grand tier form practically a social club, as well as a mere musical gathering.
From Memoirs of Life and Literature by Mallock, W. H. (William Hurrell)
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