Many / Much of the audience enjoyed...

[Tan Elaine]

Many / Much of the audience enjoyed the wonderful musical performance.

Which word should I use? If neither, which word is appropriate? Or should the sentence be reworded?

Thanks.

[Barb_D]

Audience is not countable. Much of the audience. Many members of the audience.

(What was wrong with the others? They didn't like the music? They couldn't hear?)

[Tan Elaine]

Audience is not countable. Much of the audience. Many members of the audience.

(What was wrong with the others? They didn't like the music? They couldn't hear?)

I think they were not interested in music. Their parents must have"forced" them to go with them.
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[Tdol]

In BrE, many would work- we happily use plural verbs and can treat collective nouns as plural.

[Tan Elaine]

Many of the audience enjoyed the wonderful musical performance.]

Thanks, Tdol.

Would it be better if I change the sentence to?:

Many in the audience enjoyed the wonderful musical performance.

[Tdol]

That is a good way around the problem.