Close Up, off to the side. If person walks to back of stage can't see them, but sound great. Left Aisle Seat, with a space on the right as well, so more room. Slight angled view, but minimal based on watching a single performer.
Great view. Right next to speakers which can be loud before/after showtime, but were reasonable during the show.
5
Section Upper Balcony F
anonymous
Jan. 22, 2026
Considering this is as far away from the stage you can get, it's not a bad seat if you're on a budget. The entire screen is easily visible for film or other similar events. Stage is clearly visible with only a little bit of the choir stand obscured.
Loved this seat. Really close to the stage, no obstruction unless someone tall sits in front of you.
5
anonymous
Jun. 3, 2024
My friends and I were in the aisle in seats 1-3. Great sound and full view of the stage.
5
anonymous
May. 7, 2023
Despite being beneath balcony, sound was great. Although we aren’t musicians or sound techs, but sounded great to us. View was also perfect fine of faces/detail.
Seat is good although you might wish to have opera glasses to see better. I find the seats in the Schnitzer don't have a lot of leg room, although the overall atmosphere is great.
Front row of the lower balcony. The view was great.
5
anonymous
Oct. 20, 2018
This theater is huge so any seats not on the ground level are pretty far away. We were on the lower balcony and you could not make out the faces of the performers.
Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall
Comments & Tips
Section Orchestra A
Close Up, off to the side. If person walks to back of stage can't see them, but sound great. Left Aisle Seat, with a space on the right as well, so more room. Slight angled view, but minimal based on watching a single performer.
Great view. Right next to speakers which can be loud before/after showtime, but were reasonable during the show.
Section Upper Balcony F
Considering this is as far away from the stage you can get, it's not a bad seat if you're on a budget. The entire screen is easily visible for film or other similar events. Stage is clearly visible with only a little bit of the choir stand obscured.
Section Upper Balcony C
Much better than I'd thought. The way this theater is built it would be hard to find a bad seat in the house.
Section Mezzanine D
Seat 1 is an aisle. Directly behind you is an operator board box/section. Seems like a good slight overhead view of the entire stage.
Wonderful view of entire orchestra. Great sound. Mostly unobstructed view with guests in front of youm
Section Orchestra C
Loved this seat. Really close to the stage, no obstruction unless someone tall sits in front of you.
My friends and I were in the aisle in seats 1-3. Great sound and full view of the stage.
Despite being beneath balcony, sound was great. Although we aren’t musicians or sound techs, but sounded great to us. View was also perfect fine of faces/detail.
Section Upper Balcony D
Excellent unobstructed view
Section Dress Circle
Unobstructed view, great sound and perfect view of the stage. Even though it's pricey, it makes sense why
Section Mezzanine B
Seat is good although you might wish to have opera glasses to see better. I find the seats in the Schnitzer don't have a lot of leg room, although the overall atmosphere is great.
Section Lower Balcony B
Front row of the lower balcony. The view was great.
This theater is huge so any seats not on the ground level are pretty far away. We were on the lower balcony and you could not make out the faces of the performers.
Section Mezz B
View was great.
Section Orchestra D
Decent view for reasonable price. Orchestra seats are better views than elevated Dress Circle or Mezzanine seats.
Section Upper balcony C
If you like stairs, nice view and sound for loud concerts. At a much reduced price.