 Massey Hall in August 2017 | |
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| Address | 178 Victoria Street |
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| Location | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Coordinates | 43°39′15″N 79°22′44.50″W / 43.65417°N 79.3790278°W |
| Owner | The Corporation of Massey Hall and Roy Thomson Hall |
| Type | Concert hall |
| Capacity | 2,752 |
| Construction | |
| Opened | July 14, 1894 |
| Years active | 1894–present |
| Architect | Sidney Badgley |
| Website | |
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| Official name | Massey Hall National Historic Site of Canada |
| Designated | June 15, 1981 |
| Type | Municipally-designated |
| Designated | 1975 |
Massey Hall is a performing arts theatre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Opened in 1894, it is known for its outstanding acoustics and was the long-time hall of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra. An intimate theatre, it was originally designed to seat 3,500 patrons, but after extensive renovations in the 1940s, it now seats only up to 2,765.[1] It has an extensive history of concerts by artists of many musical genres which continues today.
Massey Hall was a gift to the people of Toronto from industrialist Hart Massey. Massey Hall was designated a National Historic Site of Canada on June 15, 1981.[2] The hall closed in July 2018 for a two-year-long renovation including a new seven-storey addition and two smaller concert rooms. It re-opened in 2021.
It is operated by The Corporation of Massey Hall and Roy Thomson Hall, a non-profit charitable organization.[3] It is located at the intersection of Shuter and Victoria Streets, just east of Yonge Street, in downtown Toronto.
- ^ Kilbourn, William (1993). Intimate Grandeur: One Hundred Years At Massey Hall. Toronto: Stoddart. ISBN 9780773727427.
- ^ "Massey Hall". National Register of Historic Places. Parks Canada. Retrieved December 24, 2014.
- ^ "The Corporation of Massey Hall & Roy Thomson Hall". mhrth.com. The Corporation of Massey Hall & Roy Thomson Hall. Retrieved June 10, 2022.