If we had every klutz jump into the orchestra pit, or prance on the opera stage, or slop paint with Picasso, we would have some great parties but no art.

如果我们让每一个笨手笨脚的人都跳进乐池，或在歌剧舞台上腾跳，或与毕加索一起泼洒涂料，我们可能会造就一些不错的聚会，但绝不是艺术。

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As an orchestra plays, performers dressed in colorful costumes move across the stage.

在管弦乐队演奏时，穿着华美服装的表演者会在舞台上移动。

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In a theater, the orchestra often sits in front of the stage.

在剧院中，乐团通常坐在舞台前方。

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Bolshoi theatre staff - including dancers as well as choir, orchestra and stage members - said Mr Dmitrichenko's confession had seemed forced.

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Certainly, putting the orchestra on stage for a rock or jukebox musical is in keeping with the show's sensibility, which tends to be more Hammerstein Ballroom than Rodgers and Hammerstein.

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Certainly, Duke Ellington with whom he had remained, off and on, for most of Strayhorn's 30-year career emphasized his contributions to the Ellington orchestra in stage announcements, on LP covers, and on a posthumous tribute album to his friend and songwriting partner: And His Mother Called Him Bill.

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