Four Seasons Centre

Four Seasons Centre
Four Seasons Centre viewed from above
Four Seasons Centre seen from University Avenue with sun shades covering its glazed facade
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Address145 Queen Street West
Toronto, Ontario
M5H 4G1
Coordinates43°39′02″N 79°23′08″W / 43.65056°N 79.38556°W / 43.65056; -79.38556
OwnerCanadian Opera House Corporation
TypeOpera house
Capacity2,071
Construction
Opened14 June 2006 (2006-06-14)
ArchitectDiamond+Schmitt
Tenants
Canadian Opera Company
National Ballet of Canada
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Four Seasons Centre

The Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts is a 2,071-seat theatre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, located at the southeast corner of University Avenue and Queen Street West, across from Osgoode Hall. The land on which it is located was a gift from the Government of Ontario. It is the home of the Canadian Opera Company (COC) and the National Ballet of Canada.[1] The building's modernist design by was created by Canadian firm Diamond Schmitt Architects, headed by Jack Diamond. It was completed in 2006, and the interior design includes an unusual glass staircase.[2]

  1. ^ Crabb, Michael (27 November 2016). "Xiao Nan Yu is heart-wrenching in National Ballet's Onegin: review". Toronto Star.
  2. ^ Kooymans, John; Shafik, Moustafa; Yalles, Halcrow (May 2008). Bos, Freek; Christian Louter; Fred Veer (eds.). Free Span Structural Glass Staircase. Challenging Glass: Conference on Architectural and Structural Applications of Glass, Faculty of Architecture, Delft University of Technology. IOS Press. pp. 77–87. ISBN 978-1-58603-866-3.