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Opera boxes were a status of wealth and high social standing in the 18th and 19th centuries. The Opera became a place not only for enjoying art and music but also for displaying wealth and social status.The epitome of extravagance could be viewed in the art, fashions and behaviors at the Opera.
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Boxes are typically placed immediately to the front, side and above the level of the stage. They are separate rooms with an open viewing area which typically seat five people or fewer. Usually all the seats in a box are taken by members of a single group of people. A state box or royal box is
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film, the curtains just left of the screen mark the top and sides of a box, with several people sketched inside of it; the curtains could be closed for privacy if the people renting the box wanted
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also known as skyboxes, where access is open to anyone who can afford tickets, sometimes bought by companies.
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In theatres without box seating the loge can refer to a separate section at the front of the balcony.
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or audience for a limited number of people for private viewing of a performance or event.
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or other distinguished personalities. In other countries, sports venues have
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also have royal boxes or enclosures, for example at the
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La Loge

Vitascope
theatre
auditorium

Palais Garnier
opera house
stadiums
racetracks
All England Club
Ascot Racecourse
royal families
luxury boxes
Balcony
The gods (theatrical)
Loggia
"Loge"
"Beginner's guide: Where to sit at the theatre"
Music in Other Words: Victorian Conversations
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