The Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium is a performing arts, culture and community facility, located in

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The auditorium was built in 1957, on a site adjacent to the

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to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Alberta. It is owned and operated by the

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. The Jubilee is home to the

Edmonton Opera Edmonton Opera is a professional Canadian opera company in Edmonton, Alberta, which performs in the Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium with its Opera Centre located at 15230 128 Ave in northwest Edmonton. The Opera Centre is home to a box office, ...

, Ukrainian Shumka Dancers and the

Alberta Ballet Alberta Ballet (also known as the Alberta Ballet Company) was founded by Muriel Taylor and Dr. Ruth Carse in 1958 and became a professional company in 1966. The company is a resident company of both the Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium in Edmo ...

. For many years it has hosted

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shows, stand-up comedians, theatre productions, bands, orchestras, dance festivals and awards ceremonies. The main

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hosts 2,538 people on three levels, or 2,416 if the

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is in use.Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium - History
Accessed July 23, 2008 There is also a banquet room, meeting room, rehearsal hall and luxury suite available to rent, along with being able to hold trade shows and meetings in the theatre proper and its lobbies. In 2005 as part of the celebrations for the Alberta Centennial, the auditorium underwent extensive renovations totalling a cost of $91 million. British rock band

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performed on November 18, 1971, along with the

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, the show was recorded and later released as a live album, entitled '' Procol Harum Live: In Concert with the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra''. In January 2010, theatre reviewer Pollstar revealed that the Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium was the busiest theatre in Canada, selling 146,555 tickets in 2009, beating its twin, the Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium in Calgary (138,515 tickets) and Toronto’s Massey Hall (93,742 tickets).

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Jubilee Auditorium's websiteEdmonton Opera Association
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