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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

Composer Deems Taylor, official narrator, sat in a little glass booth in one of the grand tier boxes, describing music and action to radiauditors.

From Time Magazine Archive

He laughed without affectation or bitterness: "It has been a long road, Allaire—from a stable-loft studio to—" he shrugged—"the 'Van Rypens' grand tier box, for example."

From The Common Law by Chambers, Robert W. (Robert William)

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