This article is about the performing arts venue in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. For the performing arts venue in Toronto, see Queen Elizabeth Theatre (Toronto).
Formerly the home of the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, which is now based at the Orpheum, the Queen Elizabeth Theatre is the home of the Vancouver Opera and Ballet BC, in addition to hosting various other musical events year-round. The theatre has a 70′ wide x 40′ deep (21.34m x 12.19m) stage / performing area. The building holds two venues: the 2,765 seat main auditorium and the 668 seat Playhouse Theatre.
^"Cultural Services, Civic Theatres". City of Vancouver. Retrieved 20 May 2012.
^Gooch, Bryan N.S. . The Canadian Encyclopedia. The Historica Dominion Institute. Archived from the original on September 3, 2012. Retrieved 22 August 2012.
^Broadway Across Canada - Vancouver. Retrieved 2013-12-11
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queen, elizabeth, theatre, this, article, about, performing, arts, venue, vancouver, british, columbia, canada, performing, arts, venue, toronto, toronto, 280355, 112650, 280355, 112650, performing, arts, venue, downtown, vancouver, british, columbia, canada, . This article is about the performing arts venue in Vancouver British Columbia Canada For the performing arts venue in Toronto see Queen Elizabeth Theatre Toronto 49 16 49 N 123 06 46 W 49 280355 N 123 112650 W 49 280355 123 112650 The Queen Elizabeth Theatre is a performing arts venue in downtown Vancouver British Columbia Canada Along with the Orpheum Vancouver Playhouse and the Annex it is one of four facilities operated by the Vancouver Civic Theatres on behalf of the city of Vancouver the Playhouse adjoins the QE Theatre in the same complex 1 It was named after the former Canadian monarch Queen Elizabeth II Queen Elizabeth TheatreGeneral informationAddress630 Hamilton StreetTown or cityVancouver British ColumbiaGroundbreaking29 March 1957 1957 03 29 Opened5 July 1959 1959 07 05 Design and constructionArchitecture firmLebensold Desbarats Affleck Dimakopoulos Michaud SiseLobbyTheatre interiorFormerly the home of the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra which is now based at the Orpheum the Queen Elizabeth Theatre is the home of the Vancouver Opera and Ballet BC in addition to hosting various other musical events year round The theatre has a 70 wide x 40 deep 21 34m x 12 19m stage performing area The building holds two venues the 2 765 seat main auditorium and the 668 seat Playhouse Theatre The theatre was the first project by the Montreal based architectural partnership Lebensold Desbarats Affleck Dimakopoulos Michaud Sise 2 It opened in July 1959 3 See also editVancouver Playhouse Theatre Company Royal eponyms in CanadaReferences edit Cultural Services Civic Theatres City of Vancouver Retrieved 20 May 2012 Gooch Bryan N S Queen Elizabeth Theatre The Canadian Encyclopedia The Historica Dominion Institute Archived from the original on September 3 2012 Retrieved 22 August 2012 Broadway Across Canada Vancouver Retrieved 2013 12 11External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Queen Elizabeth Theatre Vancouver Official website Vancouver Opera s website QET Renovations Ballet BC website Long range plan and renovations 1993 2011 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Queen Elizabeth Theatre amp oldid 1172819882, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
