The orchestra is a classically-sized ensemble currently conducted by Pinchas Zukerman.

Friday's ensemble, conducted by Julius Rudel, did not fit the bill.

Opera Fuoco is a French lyrical ensemble conducted by David Stern.

On Tuesday at La Mama, the ensemble, conducted by Linda Bouchard, was spunky and precise.

The first recording, of eleven of the songs, was by Madeleine Grey in 1930, with an ensemble conducted by Élie Cohen.

The 14-member ensemble, conducted by Craig Smith, provides not just an accompaniment but a supporting musical cushion for the suffering protagonist.

A year later Gershwin supervised and participated in a recording, by an ensemble conducted by Nathaniel Shilkret.

These were timed to a small, heavily amplified ensemble conducted by Alan Pierson.

This ensemble, conducted by George Rothman, invariably offers interesting repertory in solid performances.

An overly percussive ensemble, conducted by Lawrence W. Hill, takes the score at tempos so swift that the singers have trouble keeping pace.