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prompter's box — noun a booth projecting above the floor in the front of a stage where the prompter sits; opens toward the performers on stage • Syn: ↑prompt box • Hypernyms: ↑booth, ↑cubicle, ↑stall, ↑kiosk • Part Holonyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Prompter — The prompter in an opera house gives the singers the opening words of each phrase a few seconds early. Prompts are mouthed silently or hurled lyrically in a half voice, audible (hopefully) only on stage. (This is in contrast to the prompt in a… … Wikipedia
box — n. 1) a call (BE), telephone (BE) box 2) a letter (BE) box, mailbox (AE), pillar (BE) box 3) a signal box (BE; AE has signal tower) 4) (ice hockey) a penalty box 5) a witness box (BE; AE has witness stand) 6) a music (AE), musical (BE) box 7) a… … Combinatory dictionary
prompt box — noun a booth projecting above the floor in the front of a stage where the prompter sits; opens toward the performers on stage • Syn: ↑prompter s box • Hypernyms: ↑booth, ↑cubicle, ↑stall, ↑kiosk • Part Holonyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
prompt box — /ˈprɒmpt bɒks/ (say prompt boks) noun the place in a theatre where a prompter sits …
Mapleson Cylinders — A sound engineer holds a cylinder from a 1901 performance of Les Huguenots The Mapleson Cylinders are a group of more than 100 phonograph cylinders recorded live at the Metropolitan Opera, primarily in the years 1901–1903, by the Met librarian… … Wikipedia
Theater (structure) — This article is about venues for live theatre performances; for information about venues for film projection, see movie theater. A theater or theatre is a structure where theatrical works or plays are performed or other performances such as… … Wikipedia
Anna Pavlova — Anna Pavlovna Pavlova ( ru. Анна Павловна Павлова) (OldStyleDateDY|12 February|1881|31 January ndash;23 January, 1931) was a famous Russian ballerina of the late 19th and the early 20th century. Her name along with that of Nijinsky is synonymous… … Wikipedia
Metropolitan Opera — The Metropolitan Opera House at Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, seen from Lincoln Center Plaza The Metropolitan Opera (the Met ) is an opera company, located in New York City. Originally founded in 1880,[1] … Wikipedia
forestage — noun the part of a modern theater stage between the curtain and the orchestra (i.e., in front of the curtain) • Syn: ↑proscenium, ↑apron • Hypernyms: ↑stage • Part Holonyms: ↑theater stage, ↑th … Useful english dictionary
