Copley Symphony Hall
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| Former names | Fox Theatre (1929-85) |
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| Address | 1245 7th Ave San Diego, CA 92101-4302 |
| Location | Jacobs Music Center |
| Owner | San Diego Symphony |
| Capacity | 2,248 |
| Construction | |
| Opened | November 8, 1929 |
| Construction cost | $1.5 million ($25.6 million in 2022 dollars[1]) |
| Architect | Weeks and Day |
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Copley Symphony Hall (originally the Fox Theatre) in San Diego, California, designed by Weeks and Day, opened in 1929 as the Fox Theatre (a 68,000-square-foot (6,300 m2) Gothic-revival luxury movie theater). The hall was conferred to the San Diego Symphony in 1984. It is also the location of some youth orchestra concerts in San Diego, including the San Diego Youth Symphony's, and a Conservatory.
Downtown's Symphony Towers (the second tallest building in San Diego County) was built around Copley Hall in 1989. The hall features an enormous pipe organ that is built into five walled chambers and was recently restored to its original splendor. The hall has a seating capacity of 2,248. When it opened in 1929, it had a seating capacity of 2,876.[2]
Snake Oil Cocktail Company services the food and beverage concession at the Symphony.
In early 2022, the San Diego Symphony announced that the Copley Symphony Hall at the Jacobs Music Center would be renovated for acoustic improvements and a major stage remodel including a choral terrace. A year later in early 2023, it was announced that the San Diego Symphony would be returning to the hall in a November 4 grand reopening concert.[3]
Directors
- Marc Wolff (1992-1995)
- Evan T. Papel (1999-2001)
See also
Notes
- 1634–1699: McCusker, J. J. (1997). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States: Addenda et Corrigenda (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1700–1799: McCusker, J. J. (1992). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1800–present: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Retrieved May 28, 2023.
- Naylor; American Picture Palaces: The Architecture of Fantasy; Prentice Hall, NY, 1981
- Varga, George (2023-02-05). "San Diego Symphony returning to Copley Symphony Hall at Jacobs Music Center after $125 million revitalization". San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved 2023-02-12.
External links
- Official Web Page
- Copley Symphony Hall at Cinema Treasures