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Quali sono i posti migliori per sentire bene?

Which are the best seats for good acoustics?

Pronunciation

KWA-lee SO-noh ee POS-tee MILYO-ree pehr sen-TEE-reh BEH-neh.

When to use it

When choosing between seat categories and you care more about sound than sightlines. Especially relevant for opera, where the voice is primary.

What it means

Quali sono i posti migliori means which are the best seats. Per sentire bene means for hearing well. Sentire is used for hearing in Italian (while vedere is for seeing). The superlative migliori means best.

Variations

Da dove si vede meglio il palco?

From where do you see the stage best?

When vision is the priority.

I posti in loggione sono economici?

Are the gallery seats cheap?

The loggione (top gallery) has the cheapest tickets.

Preferisco stare vicino all'orchestra.

I prefer to sit close to the orchestra.

Expressing a personal seating preference.

Mini Dialogue

— Quali sono i posti migliori per sentire bene? — Acusticamente, la platea centrale è eccellente. Anche il primo ordine di palchi è ottimo. — I posti in loggione come sono? — Si sente benissimo ma si vede poco il palcoscenico. — Allora prendo la platea.

— Which are the best seats for good acoustics? — Acoustically, the centre stalls are excellent. The first tier of boxes is also very good. — How are the gallery seats? — You hear very well but see little of the stage. — Then I'll take the stalls.

Cultural Note

The loggionisti — dedicated opera fans who stand in the top gallery (loggione) of La Scala and other Italian opera houses — are legendary for their passionate reactions. They will boo a singer they consider below standard and cheer one they love, sometimes for minutes at a time.

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Vorrei due biglietti per lo spettacolo di stasera.

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