 Copley Hall, one of Walt Disney's favorite venues, will be an elegant, grand setting for Symphony Exposed. |
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| Did you know... San Diego Symphony Facts |
| Written by Andrea Decker | |
| Sunday, 04 February 2007 | |
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- The San Diego Symphony performed it's first concert on December 8th, 1910 - The SDSO performs over 100 (!) concerts each season
- They have produced ten highly acclaimed recordings on the Naxos and Proarte labels.
- For all the singers among you: Robert Shaw was the Music Director of the Symphony from 1953 - 1958.
- In 1998 the Symphony Orchestra toured the west coast with Andrea Bocelli.
- The Copley Symphony Hall opened as the Fox Theater on November 8th, 1929, for a mere $2.5 million.
- Some of the Hollywood guest stars for the Theater opening night were Jackie Coogan, Buster Keaton, George Jessell and Will Rogers.
- The Fox Theater became San Diego's largest movie theater, and today is California's largest.
- Walt Disney liked the Fox Theater so much, that he opened all his movies at the Fox.
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