FirstOntario Concert Hall
Music and performing arts venue in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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FirstOntario Concert Hall is a music and performing arts venue in downtown Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. The venue was originally known as Hamilton Place, and in 1998, became known as the Ronald V. Joyce Centre for the Performing Arts at Hamilton Place[3] after receiving a donation from the Joyce Family Foundation.[1] In 2016 FirstOntario Credit Union made a $2.5 million deal for the naming rights.[4]
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Former names | Hamilton Place (1973–1998), Ronald V. Joyce Centre for the Performing Arts at Hamilton Place (1998–2016)[1] |
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Address | 1 Summers Lane Hamilton, Ontario L8P 4Y2 |
Coordinates | 43.2563°N 79.87188°W / 43.2563; -79.87188 |
Owner | City of Hamilton |
Operator | Core Entertainment (Comcast Spectacor) |
Type | Theatre, Concert Hall |
Capacity | 2,193[2] |
Construction | |
Built | 1972; 52 years ago (1972) |
Opened | 1973; 51 years ago (1973)[3] |
Construction cost | $11 million[3] |
Architect | Trevor P. Garwood-Jones[3] |
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The venue is the permanent home of the Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra and Opera Hamilton.[3]