the cellos -- again their sound dominates the scene.
the woodwinds -- the same sound effect.
now the brass. their notes drown out the rest of the orchestra.
now the double brass. as each of these shots follow in succession, we get more intimate with each group of instruments and finally:
rien in his box is glancing toward the orchestra. he looks down beside him and slowly picks something up from a chair.
from her viewpoint we see rien is raising a pair of small black leather opera glasses which he puts to his eyes and studies his target.
the camera pans ben as he hurries forward. he touches jo lightly on the shoulder. she turns, startled, and manages to suppress an exclamation on seeing him. we do not hear what they are saying but by their pantomime we see that jo is telling ben all about the impending shooting. ben argues with her. he indicates he will tell buchanan. she frantically restrains him but he shakes her off and dashes away.
a flash of the cellos.
a quick flash of the brass.
the singers.
jo is almost weeping with the effect of the singing and the emotional stress she is going through.
back in the orchestra the conductor is wielding his baton vigorously. he swings over a sheet of music.
jo becoming more anxious and desperate. she looks up towards the assassin's box with horror as she sees:
the assassin's figure moving forward and the tip of the gun for the first time.
the people around the dignitary in his box are backing up to give him air. someone is examining his wound. he see by his movements and a shake of his head that he is not dead.