{"id":71382,"date":"2021-06-14T15:47:08","date_gmt":"2021-06-14T19:47:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/?p=71382"},"modified":"2021-06-14T15:47:08","modified_gmt":"2021-06-14T19:47:08","slug":"the-scoop-massey-hall-to-reopen-in-november-2021-after-three-year-renos-with-lineup-announcement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/2021\/06\/14\/the-scoop-massey-hall-to-reopen-in-november-2021-after-three-year-renos-with-lineup-announcement\/","title":{"rendered":"THE SCOOP | Massey Hall To Reopen In November 2021 After Three-Year Renos With Lineup Announcement"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_71384\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-71384\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-71384\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/06\/Massey_Hall-2021.jpg\" alt=\"Architectural rendering of Massey Hall (courtesy photo)\" width=\"1200\" height=\"628\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-71384\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Architectural rendering of Massey Hall (Photo courtesy of Massey Hall)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>After three long years of renovations and revitalization,<strong> Toronto\u2019s Massey Hall<\/strong> is set to reopen in <strong>November 2021<\/strong>. The venerable concert hall will celebrate its 127th birthday on July 14, 2021.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Jesse Kumagai<\/strong>, President and CEO, Massey Hall, commented in a media release.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThree years ago today, Massey Hall was filled with artists and fans as we counted down the days before we closed for renovation. No one could have predicted the challenges we would all face in the ensuing years. There isn\u2019t enough that can be said about those who have helped us reach this point. From each and every order of government to the incredible vision of Allied Properties and The Slaight Family Foundation, our supporters and all the people pouring their hearts and souls into your beloved hall are the reason today\u2019s announcement is possible,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>About Massey Hall<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>The Hall first opened in <strong>1894<\/strong> as a 3,500 seat theatre.<\/li>\n<li>It&#8217;s named after <strong>Charles Massey<\/strong>, son of builder Hart Massey, businessman and philanthropist who went on to found Massey-Ferguson.<\/li>\n<li>The building was designated a <strong>National Historic Site of Canada<\/strong> on June 15, 1981.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Throughout its history, Massey Hall&#8217;s stage has seen Canada&#8217;s and the world&#8217;s greatest artists performing, including Maria Callas and Enrico Caruso, George Gershwin, Glenn Gould, Vladimir Horowitz, and Oscar Peterson, among many others.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The revitalization of Massey Hall is a strategic restoration of the heritage details that make the Hall so beloved and an update to all the hard-working parts of the Hall as a performance venue\u2014 to make it work that much better. Critical to success is maintaining the built-in intimacy of the performer to audience relationship, as well as adding a new level of flexibility, and new spaces to broaden the offering,&#8221; said <strong>Marianne McKenna, KPMB Founding Partner &amp; Lead Design Partner<\/strong> for the Massey Hall Revitalization, in a release.<\/p>\n<p>Attached to the old structure of Massey Hall, the <strong>Allied Music Centre<\/strong> will include a number of additions and improvements.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Four additional venues for artists, educators and community groups<\/li>\n<li>A basement bar, theatre, and club<\/li>\n<li>Artist resources like the Deane Cameron Recording Studio<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Concerts Highlights: November 2021 Through 2022<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>\u201cToday\u2019s announcement feels like a homecoming for many artists whose music helped shape the legacy of this incredible venue, ushering in a new era alongside those announcing their Massey Hall debuts. The weeks and months ahead will reveal more exciting news as additional concerts are added to the Massey Hall schedule and we unveil details of Allied Music Centre\u2019s new performance spaces,\u201d Kumagai said.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Gordon Lightfoot<\/strong> \u2014 the Canadian legend will open up the season on November 25, 26 &amp; 27, 2021<\/li>\n<li><strong>Buffy Sainte-Marie<\/strong> \u2014 the iconic musician and activist will perform with special guests The Sadies on November 30, 2021<\/li>\n<li><strong>The Tenors<\/strong> \u2014 Santa&#8217;s Wish Tour brings them to Massey Hall on December 22, 2021<\/li>\n<li><strong>Leif Vollebekk<\/strong> \u2014 the rising star will perform February 26, 2022<\/li>\n<li><strong>Tanya Tagaq<\/strong> \u2014 the innovative Inuit singer takes the stage on March 30, 2022.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Buddy Guy<\/strong> \u2014 the GRAMMY-Award winning Blues veteran returns to Toronto on April 9, 2022<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u00d3lafur Arnalds<\/strong> \u2014 the Icelandic composer and producer finally plays his COVID-rescheduled concert on May 31, 2022<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The whole slate of confirmed concerts is available on the <a href=\"https:\/\/masseyhall.mhrth.com\/meet-at-massey\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Massey Hall website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tickets<\/strong> go on sale for all concerts on Monday, June 21 at 12 p.m. and are available by phone or <a href=\"https:\/\/masseyhall.mhrth.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">online<\/a>. Ticket holders for rescheduled concerts will be contacted by the venue.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"western\"><em><b>#LUDWIGVAN<\/b><\/em><\/h3>\n<p class=\"western\"><em>Get the daily arts news straight to your inbox.<\/em><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"western\"><em>Sign up for the Ludwig van Daily \u2014 classical music and opera in five minutes or less <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/ludwig-van.us9.list-manage.com\/subscribe?u=4f785cb3f9058f2393ccad035&amp;id=57cdb68eac\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>HERE<\/em><\/a>.<\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After three long years of renovations and revitalization, Toronto\u2019s Massey Hall is set to reopen in November 2021.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":64,"featured_media":71384,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[38476,4780,39,63],"tags":[802,39366,2135],"yst_prominent_words":[23565,30058,12653,12401,7765,7202,8858,10549,34536,12465,7648,6616,11935,6769,29782,14069],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/06\/Massey_Hall-2021.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p9bakr-izk","amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/71382"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/64"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=71382"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/71382\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":71385,"href":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/71382\/revisions\/71385"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/71384"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=71382"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=71382"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=71382"},{"taxonomy":"yst_prominent_words","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/yst_prominent_words?post=71382"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}