Queen Elizabeth Theatre, Performance theatre in downtown Vancouver, Canada
The Queen Elizabeth Theatre is a performing arts venue in downtown Vancouver, part of the Vancouver Civic Theatres complex that also adjoins the Vancouver Playhouse. Its main auditorium seats 2,765, and the building also holds the 668-seat Playhouse Theatre. The stage measures 70 by 40 feet (21.34 by 12.19 m). It was the first project of the Montreal architectural partnership Lebensold, Desbarats, Affleck, Dimakopoulos, Michaud and Sise, and opened in July 1959.
The Queen Elizabeth Theatre opened in July 1959 as the first project by the Montreal architectural partnership of Lebensold, Desbarats, Affleck, Dimakopoulos, Michaud and Sise. It was named after Queen Elizabeth II. It formerly housed the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, which later moved to the Orpheum; the theatre is now the home of Vancouver Opera and Ballet BC.
The theatre is the home of Vancouver Opera and Ballet BC, and it formerly housed the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, which is now based at the Orpheum. It also hosts other musical events throughout the year. Its name honours Queen Elizabeth II, the former Canadian monarch.
The building sits on Hamilton Street and can be reached through underground parking facilities. It connects directly to public transit stations, making it easy to visit by various means of transport.
The theatre's stage measures 70 by 40 feet (21.34 by 12.19 metres), and the building holds two venues: the 2,765-seat main auditorium and the 668-seat Playhouse Theatre, which adjoins it in the same complex. The Queen Elizabeth Theatre was the first project by the Montreal architectural partnership of Lebensold, Desbarats, Affleck, Dimakopoulos, Michaud and Sise.
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