Other design elements reflect historic performance halls, including the Roman Amphitheatre. Exterior The hall was constructed on a limited budget, using contrasting materials. The City Room glass walls, curtain walls held by steel fixtures, look out on University Ave and Queen Street. The east, south and north sides are clad in dark brick. Windows on the north side have a view of Osgoode Hall, but the exterior on that side is unadorned. On the west is the sidewalk extension City Room, which is transparent and which illuminates the street. The solid, massive eastern facade broken only by horizontal windows, in contrast, blends into its office building and brick surroundings, towards York Street. John Bentley Mays states in his 2006 Canadian Architect article that East wall is "unresponsive to the need of vitality on the street." The southern, Richmond Street facade, also plain brick punctuated by dressing room windows, is opposite the Hilton Hotel. Architect Diamond defends his rather plain design, stating, "You do not make a city out of iconic pieces". Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre The Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre in the City Room links Rings 3 and 4. It provides seating for 100 patrons. During the season several concerts per week in a variety of genres are presented here. Operatic and other production history Outside of the standard repertory, some of the less-often performed, new works, or national premieres performed by the Canadian Opera Company include: 2006: First Canadian production of Richard Wagner's Der Ring Des Nibelungen 2007: Lady Macbeth 2008: From the House of the Dead 2010: Maria Stuarda 2011: Iphigenia in Tauris 2012: Love From Afar 2012: A Florentine Tragedy/Gianni Schicchi 2012: Semele 2018: Hadrian Dancap Productions has also given presentations of musicals at the Four Seasons Centre, including: 2010: Miss Saigon 2010: South Pacific 2011: Next to Normal 2011: Colm Wilkinson in Concert 2011: Come Fly Away See also Other performing arts venues in the city include: Budweiser Stage Massey Hall Meridian Arts Centre Meridian Hall Roy Thomson Hall References External links Four Seasons Centre Canadian Opera Company – Four Seasons Centre Canadian Encyclopedia – Four Seasons Centre Review construction progress Aercoustics Engineering Limited Concert halls in Canada Opera houses in Canada Music venues in Toronto Music venues completed in 2006 Theatres completed in 2006 2006 establishments in Ontario