The discipline required of a first-rate ensemble, vocal or instrumental, translates into the kind of musical discretion that comes only from intense on-the-spot listening.

With the services of a first-rate acting ensemble, the pace seldom flagged.

But Handel wasn't writing for a first-rate ensemble.

Mr. Levine has become an exceptional Wagner conductor and his orchestra a first-rate ensemble.

The cast, led by Miriam Colon Valle, is a first-rate ensemble.

This first-rate ensemble was named for a lady friend of Beethoven's, but that historical reference does not define its repertory.

Critics have praised the stars' first-rate ensemble acting and the play's wit and depth of understanding.

It wasn't only the great pleasure of seeing the choreography breathing freely through music played live by a first-rate ensemble.

The gifted young actor Keith Nobbs rounds out the first-rate ensemble (1:20).

Sunday's concert suggested he has fostered with Rotterdam a first-rate ensemble that can present rambling, emotive music in dignified, well-coordinated performances.