Events on our stages

Our stages are home to a wide variety of wonderful arts and entertainment presentations throughout the year. Rock and pop concerts, drama, dance, opera, classical music and lectures are just a few of the many choices you have at Vancouver Civic Theatres.

TICKETING POLICY

Children 12 months or under are admitted free but not encouraged. Children over 12 months require a ticket. There are no exceptions to this policy. Some events may restrict admission to children of any age.

Mezzanine Art Gallery

The Mezzanine Art Gallery at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre has been displaying the work of local artists for over two decades. Every two months a new exhibit is presented which spotlights the work of an Emily Carr Institute Alumni. Photography, paintings, sculptures, clay works, original prints and drawings are offered for the enjoyment of Vancouver Civic Theatre patrons. We invite you to visit the Art Gallery on the Mezzanine level, pre-show or during intermission.

To see the current exhibition in the gallery, go here.


Events In All Theatres (by date)
This is not a complete list. More events will be added as information becomes available.

PLEASE NOTE: Tickets for events at our theatres are not available directly from us. Ticket information, when it becomes available, appears with that event.

 

Important Notice: The QET is closed for Renewal construction from May 13 to November 14 and the Orpheum and Vancouver Playhouse are closed for construction from July 1 to September 24.

September

  • September 24 at 8:00 pm – ORPHEUM
    VSO SPECIAL: LAUGHTER AND REFLECTION: A CONVERSATION WITH CAROL WHERE THE AUDIENCE ASKS THE QUESTIONS
    The VSO and Global ComedyFest are proud to present a very special evening with legendary and beloved entertainer Carol Burnett. The evening with Ms. Burnett last season was extraordinary, with a sold-out house and multiple standing ovations — the demand for this legendary performer's return has been overwhelming. As a weekly visitor in America's living rooms, Carol Burnett always opened her show with a few minutes of hilarious banter with the audience. LAUGHTER AND REFLECTION: A CONVERSATION WITH CAROL WHERE THE AUDIENCE ASKS THE QUESTIONS is a rare opportunity to talk to Carol in the same enjoyable and intimate audience-interactive format. Come with your questions and share in the fun with one of America's most loved and respected performers. Tickets only available through Ticketmaster.
    Tickets 604-280-3311 Ticketmaster Vancouver Symphony

  • September 26 & 28 at 8:00 pm & September 27 at 2:00 pm – ORPHEUM
    VSO MASTERWORKS GOLD/SYMPHONY SUNDAYS: SHLOMO MINTZ
    A spectacular opening concert for a spectacular season! The legendary Shlomo Mintz performs Bruch's intense Violin Concerto, and the orchestra really gets to let loose with Tchaikovsky's dramatically autobiographical Fourth Symphony, one of the most exciting symphonies in the repertoire. Maestro Bramwell Tovey conducts.
    Tickets 604-876-3434 Vancouver Symphony

  • September 27 at 7:30 pm – ORPHEUM
    A CONVERSATION WITH STEVE MARTIN – AN EVENING OF QUESTION AND ANSWERS
    The Global ComedyFest proudly presents a rare opportunity to see Steve Martin chatting it up live on stage (à la Inside the Actor’s Studio) and peek behind the curtain with one of comedy’s greatest legends. Steve Martin is one of the most diversified performers in the industry today and has achieved huge success not only as a comedian, but also as an actor, author, playwright, producer and musician. Hosted by George Stroumboulopoulos from CBC’s The Hour.
    Tickets 604-280-3311 Ticketmaster Global Comedy Fest

  • September 29 at 8:30 am – ORPHEUM
    VANCOUVER PEACE SUMMIT – DALAI LAMA & EDUCATORS
    The Dalai Lama Center for Peace and Education is honoured to host His Holiness the Dalai Lama in Vancouver, September 26-29, 2009 for the Vancouver Peace Summit: Nobel Laureates in Dialogue. Joining the Dalai Lama will be Nobel Laureates: Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Jody Williams, Mairead McGuire and Betty Williams, as well as a number of respected international leaders from the realms of education, the arts, business, politics and social transformation. For complete information please visit the Dalai Lama Center for Peace and Education website.
    Tickets 604-280-3311 Ticketmaster Dalai Lama Center

October

  • October 1 at 2:00 pm – ORPHEUM
    VSO TEA & TRUMPETS: MENDELSSOHN AND FRIENDS
    Celebrating Felix Mendelssohn's 200th Birthday! This concert features beautiful Classics, including Mendelssohn's Hebrides (Fingal's Cave), Bruch's Concerto for Violin and Viola, and more Classical favourites. Featuring Mary Sokal Brown on violin and Andrew Brown on violin/viola. Hosted by Christopher Gaze. Conducted by Maestro Bramwell Tovey.
    Tickets 604-876-3434 Vancouver Symphony

  • October 1 & 2 at 8:00 pm – ORPHEUM
    BRYAN ADAMS
    The Vancouver Sun proudly presents Bryan Adams. Touring the world in support of his latest album 11, Canada's best-known ambassador, Bryan Adams has spent the last three decades making music history. Selling over 65 million records, Adams has toured six continents and achieved #1 status in over 40 countries around the world. With hits like, "Cuts Like A Knife", "Summer of '69", "Kids Wanna Rock", "Can't Stop This Thing We've Started", "(Everything I Do) I Do It For You", "Open Road" and most recently "Thought I'd Seen Everything", Adams’ status as one of the great songwriters of our time has been solidified. Nominated for countless awards including Grammies, Golden Globes and Academy Awards, Adams was inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame in 2006 and has been awarded the Order of Canada. Performing over 120 concerts a year, Adams has established himself as one of the world’s best entertainers, with a show not to be missed.
    Tickets 604-280-4444 Ticketmaster Live Nation

  • October 3 & 5 at 8:00 pm – ORPHEUM
    VSO MASTERWORKS DIAMOND: GARRICK OHLSSON
    Garrick Ohlsson's long and storied career has been filled with accolades and critical acclaim wherever he goes, whatever he plays. He will treat audiences to a very special performance of Beethoven's majestic Emperor concerto, followed by the beautiful, lyrical Sibelius Symphony No. 2. Conducted by Maestro Bramwell Tovey.
    Tickets 604-876-3434 Vancouver Symphony

  • October 4 at 6:30 pm – ORPHEUM
    METALOCALYPSE: DETHKLOK & MASTODON
    Adult Swim and Live Nation present Dethklok and Mastodon. Nathan Explosion, William Murderface, Skwisgaar Swigelf, Toki Wartooth and Pickles – better known as Dethklok – will take to the road in support of the band’s latest CD release from Williams Street Records, "Dethklok: The Dethalbum II," which will be released as both a standard and deluxe edition on September 29 from Williams Street Records. Bringing the animated band to life on stage each night will be series co-creator and composer Brendon Small along with an all-star band including the legendary Gene Hoglan, Bryan Beller and Mike Keneally. These real life-musicians will perform live while dark-lit and playing underneath a giant projection screen featuring all-new animation and music videos from Dethklok to create a truly unique concert experience. Sharing the bill with Dethklok on this seven-week tour is Grammy Award-winning hard icons Mastodon, who are currently touring Europe and the UK with Metallica. The band’s groundbreaking new album Crack The Skye was released on March 24, debuting on the Billboard Top 200 Albums chart at #11 to overwhelming international critical praise. Don’t miss Metalocalypse: Dethklok and Mastodon with guests Converge and High On Fire.
    Tickets 604-280-3311 Ticketmaster Live Nation

  • October 6 at 8:00 pm – ORPHEUM
    TONY BENNETT
    With worldwide record sales in the millions, and dozens of platinum and gold albums to his credit, Legendary entertainer Tony Bennett has received 13 Grammy Awards as well as the prestigious Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award He has been performing for over 60 years, and has shared the stage with everyone from Count Basie to the Red Hot Chilli Peppers. The New York Times observed, "Tony Bennett has not just bridged the generation gap, he has demolished it".
    Tickets 604-280-3311 Ticketmaster

  • October 8 at 8:00 pm – ORPHEUM
    VSO SPECIAL: DISTANT WORLDS – MUSIC FROM FINAL FANTASY
    The Vancouver Symphony Orchestra is doing its part to combat the stereotype of the culturally vapid, socially reclusive role-playing gamer. On October 8, at the Orpheum Theatre, the ensemble will perform Distant Worlds: Music from Final Fantasy, one of the world’s most popular video-game franchises. The performance of music penned for the game by Nobuo Uematsu will include the North American premiere of the Final Fantasy VII Main Theme, and be presented along with video projections of game sequences. The VSO will be lead by conductor, composer, violinist and producer Arnie Roth. Roth has devoted a fair chunk of his time of late presenting concerts of video-game music, including Voices: Music from Final Fantasy: Play! A Video Game Symphony, which featured music from Final Fantasy as well as World of Warcraft, Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind, and Battlefield 1942. Tickets go on sale July 27 at 10 a.m.
    Tickets 604-876-3434 Vancouver Symphony

  • October 9 & 10 at 8:00 pm – ORPHEUM
    VSO POPS: MUSIC OF THE NIGHT
    A trip to Broadway, courtesy of one of the all-time great Pops conductors and arrangers, Erich Kunzel of Cincinnati Pops fame. This concert focuses on the beloved music of Andrew Lloyd Webber, the king of Broadway musicals — and, for good measure, features selections by Bernstein, Schonberg, John Kander and others. Some of the classic Broadway hits performed include songs from Cats, Phantom of the Opera, Jesus Christ Superstar, Les Miserables, West Side Story, Chicago, and Miss Saigon. Conducted by Eric Kunzel.
    Tickets 604-876-3434 Vancouver Symphony

  • October 10 - 31 – VANCOUVER PLAYHOUSE
    PLAYHOUSE THEATRE COMPANY: THE MIRACLE WORKER
    As parents we love our children unconditionally. But what do you do when an illness has left your daughter blind, deaf and consequently mute? Helen, showered with pity all her young life, has become uncontrollable so Annie Sullivan is hired as governess and teacher to try and tame her. For two long weeks Annie locks herself away with Helen teaching the little girl discipline and language through the use of her fingers. And then, one day, one glorious day - a breakthrough. For performance dates and times, please check the Playhouse Theatre website.
    Tickets 604-873-3311 Playhouse Theatre Company

  • October 11 at 2:00 pm – ORPHEUM
    VSO KIDS’ KONCERTS: PLATYPUS THEATRE – RHYTHM IN YOUR RUBBISH
    In this fun and inspiring concert, Platypus Theatre shows audiences that life is what you make of it: two tramps living a hard life on the streets discover that music and beauty exist all around them.
    Tickets 604-876-3434 Vancouver Symphony Platypus Theatre

  • October 13 at 8:00 pm – ORPHEUM
    MONSTERS OF FOLK - VENUE CHANGE (See below)
    Sealed With A Kiss presents Conor Oberst (of Bright Eyes), Yim Yames (aka Jim James of My Morning Jacket), M Ward, Mike Mogis (of Bright Eyes).
    IMPORTANT NOTE: This show has been moved to the Commodore Ballroom. It is now a General Admission show and all attending must be of legal age (19+) with Government issued ID. Original tickets will be honoured at the door.
    Refunds are available at point of purchase if required.
    Tickets can now be purchased through Ticketmaster     HERE.
    Sealed With A Kiss

  • October 18 at 7:30 pm – VANCOUVER PLAYHOUSE
    VRS: JAVIER PERIANES
    Hugely popular with Spanish audiences, Javier Perianes has a growing international reputation. His Vancouver debut in 2007 showed him to be a pianist of great imagination and magic and a wonderful colourist at the keyboard. We have invited him to return with an all-Chopin programme to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the composer’s birth because we love the way he plays Chopin.
    Tickets 604-280-3311 Ticketmaster Vancouver Recital Society

  • October 21 at 8:00 pm – ORPHEUM
    VSO SPECIALS: THE SINATRA PROJECT
    Singer, pianist and passionate protector of the Great American Songbook, Michael Feinstein created The Sinatra Project as a tribute to arguably the greatest interpreter of that song book, Ol' Blue Eyes himself. Not only a tribute to the ‘Chairman of the Board’, Feinstein pays homage to other greats of the post-war/pre-rock era, such as Ella Fitzgerald, Rosemary Clooney, Nat ‘King’ Cole and others. You'll hear classic tunes such as Begin the Beguine, Under My Skin, I've Got a Crush on You, Fools Rush In, and so many more great songs performed in Frank's own unmistakable style.
    Tickets 604-876-3434 Vancouver Symphony

  • October 23 at 10:00 am, 11:30 am & 1:30 pm – VANCOUVER PLAYHOUSE
    VSO TINY TOTS: MUSICAL OLYMPICS FOR TOTS
    I can sing, I can play! Winning melodies and favourite classics highlight this GOLD medal show. Performed by Let Your Music Shine with Linda and Lisa.
    Tickets 604-876-3434 Vancouver Symphony Let Your Music Shine

  • October 24 & 26 at 8:00 pm – ORPHEUM
    VSO MASTERWORKS SILVER: RACHEL BARTON PINE
    Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition evokes images in music (as does Respighi's Three Botticelli Pictures) with the grand orchestration of Ravel. In her starburst of a career so far, Rachel Barton Pine has left critics scratching their heads in search of superlatives — it is no wonder she is being called the most important American violinist of her generation. Conducted by Giancarlo Guerrero.
    Tickets 604-876-3434 Vancouver Symphony

  • October 31 at 8:00 pm – ORPHEUM
    VSO SPECIALS: NOSFERATU – A SPECIAL HALLOWE’EN PRESENTATION
    The great 1922 Silent Film Nosferatu is the original Dracula movie. No charming aristocrat like later Draculas, this vampire is scary and macabre, a living corpse who feeds mercilessly on his victims. Hailed as one of the greatest movie adaptations of the vampire legend, aided by Max Schrek's frightening performance as Count Orlock, Nosferatu will be presented with the music performed live by the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra. You'll never have more fun being scared! COME IN COSTUME! Give us your best zombie, vampire, werewolf — or whatever you dream up — and win Cash and Ticket Prizes!
    Tickets 604-876-3434 Vancouver Symphony

November

  • November 1 at 8:00 pm – ORPHEUM
    WORLD VISION CANADA – “WONG TZE WAH” CHARITY STANDUP COMEDY SHOW 2009
    World Vision Canada presents the Hong Kong comedic sensation, "Wong Tze Wah". The reigning King of comedy sets foot in Canada once again bringing his widely successful, sold-out Hong Kong Standup Comedy Show to Canada for a 4 city tour. Another guaranteed tremendous night of laughs and humour with audiences crying out from their seats for more. Come and see what the whole city is talking about before tickets are sold out!
    Tickets 604-295-4800 Buy Online Now

  • November 1 at 2:00 pm – VANCOUVER PLAYHOUSE
    STRATHCONA CHINESE DANCE/VANCOUVER ACADEMY OF DANCE SALUTE 2010
    In celebration of 100 days countdown for the Winter Olympics, Strathcona Chinese Dance in collaboration with Strathcona Community Centre Association will host over 200 performers including dancers, acrobats, choirs and school bands in a Cultural Extravaganza Infinitum for all families. The celebration features local emerging artists who will work together to showcase their rich cultural diversity and artistic creativity in multidisciplinary dance arts.
    Tickets 604-713-1838

  • November 2 at 7:30 pm – ORPHEUM
    REGINA SPEKTOR
    Live Nation presents Regina Spektor live in concert. Russian born Regina Spektor has made a name for herself as one of America's most brilliant and eclectic piano playing singer/songwriters thanks to her landmark release "Begin to Hope," which features the hit "Fidelity." Called "catchy and unexpectedly touching" by PopMatters, Regina Spektor is a stellar live artist who has played unforgettable sets at Coachella, Bonnaroo, and Lollapalooza. With special guests Jupiter One.
    Tickets 604-280-3311 Ticketmaster Live Nation

  • November 3 at 7:30 pm – ORPHEUM
    METRIC
    Live Nation presents Metric, live in concert with special guests. Metric blends somewhat familiar, new wave synth lines with rythmic, choppy guitar accompaniment. Singer Emily Haines of Broken Social Scene, can croon like a diva from the chill-out tent or she can spike things up with a Blondie-meets-Kathleen Hanna hiccup. If you're looking for snapshots of punk and new wave bliss in easy-to-digest pop capsules, Metric is your band.
    Tickets 604-280-3311 Ticketmaster Live Nation

  • November 4 at 8:00 pm – ORPHEUM
    VSO MENDELSSOHN AND SCHUMANN FESTIVAL: LANG LANG
    Heralded as the “hottest artist on the classical music planet” by the New York Times, 27-year-old Lang Lang has played sold out recitals and concerts in every major city in the world and is the first Chinese pianist to be engaged by the Berlin Philharmonic, the Vienna Philharmonic and the top American orchestras. Testimony to his success, Lang Lang recently appeared in the 2009 Time 100 – Time magazine's annual list of the 100 Most Influential People in the World. This opening night festival concert features Mendelssohn’s Hebrides Overture (Fingal's Cave) and Schumann’s Piano Concerto. Conducted by Maestro Bramwell Tovey.
    Tickets 604-876-3434 Vancouver Symphony

  • November 6 at 6:30 pm – ORPHEUM
    VO: 50th ANNIVERSARY GALA CONCERT
    A celebration of VO’s illustrious past and shining future, featuring the VO Orchestra and VO Chorus conducted by Jonathan Darlington. An eclectic group of singers and performers will raise the roof and showcase the depth and diversity of VO’s artistic accomplishments. VO subscribers will get early access to seats when they go on sale.
    Tickets 604-683-0222 Vancouver Opera

  • November 6 & 7 at 8:00 pm – VANCOUVER PLAYHOUSE
    DANCEHOUSE: HOFESH SHECHTER COMPANY
    Hofesh Shechter is a fast rising star of the UK dance scene. A former member of Batsheva Dance Company, he has made an impressive impact as a talented and creative new choreographic voice. His work is extremely physical, embracing elegant stage compositions and charged with engaging ideas.
    Tickets 604-280-4444 Ticketmaster DanceHouse

  • November 7 at 8:00 pm – ORPHEUM
    VSO MENDELSSOHN AND SCHUMANN FESTIVAL/MASTERWORKS GOLD: ANGELA CHENG
    Consistently cited for her brilliant technique, tonal beauty and superb musicianship, Angela Cheng is one of Canada's brightest stars. She has appeared as soloist with virtually every orchestra in Canada, as well as the Birmingham Symphony, Buffalo Philharmonic, Colorado Symphony, Houston Symphony, Indianapolis Symphony, Jacksonville Symphony, Louisiana Philharmonic, Saint Louis Symphony, Syracuse Symphony, Utah Symphony and the Israel Philharmonic, among others. She performs with the Elektra Woman’s Choir. This concert features Mendelssohn’s Fair Melusina and Clara Schumann’s Piano Concerto. Hosted by Christopher Gaze. Conducted by Maestro Bramwell Tovey.
    Tickets 604-876-3434 Vancouver Symphony

  • November 8 at 2:00 pm – ORPHEUM
    VSO MENDELSSOHN AND SCHUMANN FESTIVAL/SYMPHONY SUNDAYS: ANGELA CHENG
    Consistently cited for her brilliant technique, tonal beauty and superb musicianship, Angela Cheng is one of Canada's brightest stars. She has appeared as soloist with virtually every orchestra in Canada, as well as the Birmingham Symphony, Buffalo Philharmonic, Colorado Symphony, Houston Symphony, Indianapolis Symphony, Jacksonville Symphony, Louisiana Philharmonic, Saint Louis Symphony, Syracuse Symphony, Utah Symphony and the Israel Philharmonic, among others. She performs with the Elektra Woman’s Choir. This concert features Mendelssohn’s Fair Melusina and Clara Schumann’s Piano Concerto. Hosted by Christopher Gaze. Conducted by Maestro Bramwell Tovey.
    Tickets 604-876-3434 Vancouver Symphony

  • November 8 at 7:00 pm – ORPHEUM
    VSO MENDELSSOHN AND SCHUMANN FESTIVAL
    An evening of beautiful chamber works by Mendelssohn and Schumann. Musicians of the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra are featured throughout. Conducted by Maestro Bramwell Tovey.
    Tickets 604-876-3434 Vancouver Symphony

  • November 9 at 8:00 pm – ORPHEUM
    VSO MENDELSSOHN AND SCHUMANN FESTIVAL/MASTERWORKS GOLD: ANGELA CHENG
    Consistently cited for her brilliant technique, tonal beauty and superb musicianship, Angela Cheng is one of Canada's brightest stars. She has appeared as soloist with virtually every orchestra in Canada, as well as the Birmingham Symphony, Buffalo Philharmonic, Colorado Symphony, Houston Symphony, Indianapolis Symphony, Jacksonville Symphony, Louisiana Philharmonic, Saint Louis Symphony, Syracuse Symphony, Utah Symphony and the Israel Philharmonic, among others. This concert features Fanny Mendelssohn’s Overture in C Major, Mendelssohn’s Piano Concerto No. 1 and Schumann’s Symphony No. 4. Conducted by Maestro Bramwell Tovey.
    Tickets 604-876-3434 Vancouver Symphony

  • November 14 & 16 at 8:00 pm – ORPHEUM
    VSO MASTERWORKS DIAMOND: MOZART
    A very special concert featuring some of the finest works by history's greatest composer, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Mozart's Requiem is an unfinished masterpiece, a stunning choral work that was the last work of any kind that Mozart ever attempted; La Clemenza di Tito was the last opera that he started; The Marriage of Figaro is Mozart's most celebrated opera. Conducted by Maestro Bramwell Tovey.
    Tickets 604-876-3434 Vancouver Symphony

  • November 14 at 7:30 pm – QUEEN ELIZABETH THEATRE
    WARREN MILLER’S DYNASTY
    The 60th annual ski and snowboard film from Warren Miller Entertainment, Warren Miller's Dynasty revels in the past, present, and future of winter sport. It is a film that gathers the generations under one filmic roof, from the Crist Family Patriarch to Glen Plake to Daron Rahlves, and the youth explosion of terrain park talent they've inspired. It's like a family reunion, held in neck deep powder, with mandatory air required for entry. Watch Chris Davenport bring his obsessive mountaineering to Norway's gnarliest peaks, of the Lyngen Alps. Try a young gun invasion of British Columbia's Monashee Mountains by Chris Benchetler and Cody Hawkins. Chris Anthony goes beyond deep into the mountains of central China in search of skiing's roots dating back to 2000 B.C. Meet the guides behind the guys at Cordova, Alaska's Points North Heli Adventures. Reunite with the pride of the midwestern ski community, Luke and Adam Schrab, as they turn Michigan's Timber Ridge into the X Games—with Packers jerseys. Once again hosted by Jonny Moseley, this year's film finds epic snowfall, insane big mountain lines, and huge air in places like Washington's Crystal Mountain, Lake Tahoe's Sierra Nevada mountains, and all across Colorado. It's a one-of-a-kind look at a world you know like your own family. And it leaves no snowball unturned in celebrating everyone who has, does, and will forever be a part of Warren Miller's Dynasty.
    Tickets 604-280-3311 Ticketmaster Skitheworld Productions 
  • November 18 & 19 at 8:00 pm – QUEEN ELIZABETH THEATRE
    JANN ARDEN
    QMFM and The Vancouver Sun present an intimate evening with Jann Arden. The recording artist continues to be one of Canada’s most talented songwriters and performers. In September 2009, Jann Arden released her tenth album, Free. The first single, “A Million Miles Away” is already one of radio's Top 10. With ten albums, eighteen top ten singles, a substantial collection of awards and honours, a star on Canada’s Walk Of Fame, acting, writing and charity work, Jann Arden is truly an entertainment icon. A very special partner on this tour will be “Raise-A-Reader,” who will benefit from every ticket sold. The Canwest Raise-A-Reader Concert Series, presented by Country Inns & Suites By Carlsonsm, was created with Live Nation so artists could lend their voices to support family literacy in Canada. Raise-A-Reader has raised over $15 million since the national launch in 2002.  Partial proceeds from Jann Arden’s tour will be directed to help literacy programs across the country. VIP Packages are available which include premium seats, pre-show Meet & Greet, Commemorative Tour Book & Laminate. Details at www.JannArden.com.
    Tickets 604-280-3311 Ticketmaster Live Nation
  • November 21 – December 27– VANCOUVER PLAYHOUSE
    PLAYHOUSE THEATRE COMPANY: DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS
    The ultimate con is on and it’s been set to music! Lawrence Jameson cons ladies; Freddy Benson cons women. Both men are unscrupulous. After they meet on a train they soon discover that the small town on the French Rivera isn’t big enough for the both of them. What ensues is outright naughty, bawdy fun as a frantic game of one-upmanship takes us on a roller-coaster ride of hilarity. For performance dates and times, please check the Playhouse Theatre website.
    Tickets 604-873-3311 Playhouse Theatre Company
  • November 20 & 21 at 8:00 pm – ORPHEUM
    VSO MASTERWORKS SILVER: SIR ANDREW DAVIS
    Esteemed conductor Sir Andrew Davis makes his long-awaited VSO debut. Richard Strauss's song-cycle Brentano Lieder sets to music the poetry of Clemens Brentano and is a post-Romantic triumph of emotion, drama and beauty. The radiant voice of soprano Celena Shafer will bring these songs soaring to life. NOTE: These concerts are performed on Friday and Saturday — Monday subscribers attend Friday concert. br> Tickets 604-876-3434 Vancouver Symphony
  • November 21 at 8:00 pm – QUEEN ELIZABETH THEATRE
    WOLFMOTHER
    99.3 The Fox, the Georgia Straight and Live Nation present Wolfmother with guests Heartless Bastards and thenewno2. After the whirlwind journey the band went on with the Wolfmother album, a voyage that resulted in over one million sales, sold out riots disguised as shows the world over, multiple ARIA Awards and a Grammy, the time has arrived to break the self-imposed silence. Wolfmother has emerged from the Sunset Boulevard studio it called home for the first half of 2009 into the blinding sunlight of a brand new day with a thundering 2nd record, Cosmic Egg.  The title relates to the age-old black hole theory of optimism, wherein the implosion of a star doesn’t instigate a disappearance or destruction, rather a new beginning of a new universe. Cosmic Egg is, in short, the sound of the Wolfmother world being rethunk and cracked wide open, with a sprawling, jubilant galaxy of musical and metaphysical harmony spilling forth. Expedition is welcome to all.
    Tickets 604-280-3311 Ticketmaster Live Nation
  • November 22 at 7:30 pm – VANCOUVER PLAYHOUSE
    VRS: LISE DE LA SALLE
    Lise de la Salle was still a teenager when she made her Canadian debut in this series in April 2007. In his Vancouver Sun review of her Playhouse performance, David Gordon Duke said “the force and intelligence of her musical ideas and her genuine original musical personality give her real distinction”. That’s why we’re bringing her back! Pre-concert talk at 6:45 pm.
    Tickets 604-280-3311 Ticketmaster Vancouver Recital Society

  • November 26 at 2:00 pm – ORPHEUM
    VSO TEA & TRUMPETS: GREAT RUSSIAN CLASSICS
    Thrill to a program of full-blooded, passionate Russian Classics. This concert features some of the very best in exciting Russian music, including Rachmaninoff's Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake: Waltz, excerpts from Stravinsky's Firebird, and Shostakovich's Festive Overture. Hosted by Christopher Gaze. Conducted by Maestro Bramwell Tovey.
    Tickets 604-876-3434 Vancouver Symphony

  • November 27 & 28 at 8:00 pm – ORPHEUM
    VSO POPS: SILVER SCREEN CLASSICS
    Steven Reineke, newly appointed Music Director of the New York Pops, is an exciting young Pops star on a meteoric rise to fame. He will lead a program of great music from classic Hollywood movies, including Gone with the Wind, Lawrence of Arabia, Breakfast at Tiffany's, Doctor Zhivago, The Magnificent Seven, The Godfather, Exodus, Titanic, Raiders of the Lost Ark, and many more. Accompanied by clips from these great films on the VSO Video Screens, this concert is a cinematic Pops spectacular!
    Tickets 604-876-3434 Vancouver Symphony

  • November 28, December, 1, 3 & 5 at 7:30 pm – QUEEN ELIZABETH THEATRE
    VO: NORMA
    The Vancouver Opera proudly presents Bellini’s Norma. Passion leads to death when Norma, a powerful Druid priestess, has a secret affair – and two children – with Pollione, the commander of the occupying Roman army. When she discovers that Pollione has seduced a young acolyte, Norma admits her own terrible guilt and offers herself in sacrifice to the gods. She and Pollione die, engulfed in flames. Norma is one of the great bel canto masterpieces. Bellini’s haunting melodies, dramatic scene-painting have been praised by no less than Richard Wagner, who loved the opera’s rich flow of melody and deep glow of truth. In Italian with English surtitles.
    Tickets 604-683-0222 Vancouver Opera

  • November 29 at 7:30 pm – VANCOUVER PLAYHOUSE
    VRS: ANGELA HEWITT & DANIEL MÜLLER-SCHOTT
    Fresh from recording all the Sonatas for Cello and Piano by Beethoven, Hewitt and Müller-Schott perform these classics of the repertoire in two concerts. The second concert is on November 29 at the Vancouver Playhouse. If you heard them play Bach together in Vancouver two years ago, you’ll want to be in the audience. Pre-concert talk at 6:45 pm.
    Tickets 604-280-3311 Ticketmaster Vancouver Recital Society

December

  • December, 1, 3 & 5 at 7:30 pm – QUEEN ELIZABETH THEATRE
    VO: NORMA
    The Vancouver Opera proudly presents Bellini’s Norma. Passion leads to death when Norma, a powerful Druid priestess, has a secret affair – and two children – with Pollione, the commander of the occupying Roman army. When she discovers that Pollione has seduced a young acolyte, Norma admits her own terrible guilt and offers herself in sacrifice to the gods. She and Pollione die, engulfed in flames. Norma is one of the great bel canto masterpieces. Bellini’s haunting melodies, dramatic scene-painting have been praised by no less than Richard Wagner, who loved the opera’s rich flow of melody and deep glow of truth. In Italian with English surtitles.
    Tickets 604-683-0222 Vancouver Opera

  • December 1 at 8:00 pm – ORPHEUM
    VRS: RENÉE FLEMING
    Renée Fleming charms audiences throughout the world with her superb vocal intelligence, exquisite musical grace, and voice of “liquid gold”. Super Classic Subscribers will enjoy priority access and a 50% discount on Renée Fleming tickets. All other subscribers will have priority access to tickets before they go on sale to the public through Ticketmaster on Tuesday, September 1.
    Tickets 604-280-3311 Ticketmaster Vancouver Recital Society

  • December 4 at 8:00 pm – ORPHEUM
    VANCOUVER CHAMBER CHOIR: A BAROQUE CHRISTMAS
    No music represents the joy and magnificence of the Christmas season better than the music of the Baroque masters: in this case, two Bachs - Johann Sebastian and the most famous of his composing sons, Carl Philipp Emanuel - as well as Antonio Vivaldi, the Italian composer who was an important influence on the elder Bach. Come to the magnificent Orpheum Theatre to hear the Vancouver Chamber Choir with soloists and orchestra for A Baroque Christmas.
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  • December 5 at 8:00 pm – ORPHEUM
    VSO MUSICALLY SPEAKING: JULIE ALBERS
    Beautiful Russian music kicks off the Musically Speaking series, with two of the greats: Tchaikovsky and Prokofiev. Rococo Variations is the most fun you can have with a cello in public, and the Love for Three Oranges is a joyful romp — followed by some of the most beautiful and sublime music ever written for a ballet in Tchaikovsky's Sleeping Beauty Suite. Featuring the radiant and charismatic American cellist Julie Albers. Conducted by Maestro Bramwell Tovey.
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  • December 6 at 2:00 pm – ORPHEUM
    VSO KIDS KONCERTS: AL SIMMONS – FESTIVE FRIVOLITY
    Al Simmons' Festive Frivolity show is a non-stop holiday romp of gags, jokes, spontaneous fun and audience interaction—you never know exactly what Al will do, but you know the kids will have the time of their lives!. Conducted by Evan Mitchell.
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  • December 11 at 10:00 am, 11:30 am & 1:30 pm – VANCOUVER PLAYHOUSE
    VSO TINY TOTS: HOLIDAY HOORAY!
    Featuring the music of Tchaikovsky. Move-along with the Nutcracker and sing-a-long to frosty favourites with Linda and Lisa of “Let Your Music Shine”.
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  • December 27 & 28 at 8:00 pm – ORPHEUM
    VSO POPS: A TRIBUTE TO BENNY GOODMAN
    Dave Bennett and the VSO Celebrate 100 Years of Benny! "Dave Bennett is the next Eddie Daniels... If Benny had heard him, he would have had Dave over to play duets!" So says jazz master and Benny Goodman's longtime guitarist Bucky Pizzarelli. This cool, swingin' concert features many of Benny Goodman's toe-tapping hits: Let's Dance, Goodman Hits Medley, I Got Rhythm, Sing Sing Sing, and many more.
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January

  • January 1 at 2:30 pm – ORPHEUM
    SALUTE TO VIENNA
    What a fantastic way to celebrate the New Year with Salute to Vienna as it returns for another sensational performance! Inspired by Vienna’s world-famous New Year’s Concert, Salute to Vienna brings the same splendor, charm and beauty to North America. Fall in love with Vienna’s “Waltz King”, Johann Strauss Jr., in an unforgettable and uplifting performance of music, song and dance! Enjoy a brilliant cast of over 75 musicians, European singers and magnificent dancers: a brand new cast and a splendid new program features operetta excerpts, popular waltzes, polkas and marches. Guaranteed to inspire and delight! What “Nutcracker” means to Christmas, “Salute to Vienna” means to the New Year! Don’t miss this exciting and joyous performance!
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  • January 2 & 4 at 8:00 pm – ORPHEUM
    VSO MASTERWORKS SILVER: BEETHOVEN
    If there is actually such a thing as "the greatest piece of music ever written" surely this must be it: Beethoven's iconic Symphony No. 9. Truly one of the most profound creations of the human mind, Beethoven's Ninth is always fresh and current, and always the most inspiring, uplifting and joyful concert experience one can hope to have. The Ode to Joy also makes a particularly significant prelude to Vancouver's 2010 Winter Olympic Games. Conducted by Maestro Bramwell Tovey.
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  • January 5 & 6 at 7:30 pm – ORPHEUM
    TEGAN & SARA
    100.5 The Peak and The Georgia Straight present Tegan & Sara live in concert. One of the most celebrated and Beloved forces in modern music, Canadian pop-rock icons will be coming to Vancouver in support of their eagerly awaited sixth studio album, entitled SAINTHOOD. The follow-up to 2007’s THE CON, SAINTHOOD addresses secular themes of devotion, delusion, and exemplary behavior in the pursuit of love and relationships. Don’t miss Tegan and Sara with special guests An Horse.
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  • January 9 & 11 at 8:00 pm – ORPHEUM
    VSO MASTERWORKS GOLD: LILA ZILBERSTEIN
    Lilya Zilberstein is a Russian pianist whose depth, power and musicality make her the perfect fit for Rachmaninoff's towering, sumptuous Piano Concerto No. 3 — Mount Everest for pianists. Mozart's last and greatest symphony, written three years before his death, is also his most exhilarating and triumphant — and that's why they call it Jupiter, the king of the gods.
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  • January 13 at 8:00 pm – ORPHEUM
    COLIN JAMES
    Live Nation presents Colin James, live in concert. James has juggled his skills as a singer, guitarist and big-band leader so well over the years that diversity seems almost synonymous with his stellar career. He’s also been a restless voyager, traversing genres—from blues and rock to pop and swing and back again. Throughout it all, Colin has always forged ahead, without regard to fads or trends, going wherever his wandering muse takes him. With his latest album, Rooftops and Satellites, Colin has done just that: his singing and guitar playing has never been more soulful and his new songs are among his most meaningful ever. It’s not a breakthrough disc or a comeback record, because Colin’s an established rock and blues institution who’s never gone away. But it is an album that serves notice that Colin James just keeps on getting better.
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  • January 16 – February 6 – VANCOUVER PLAYHOUSE
    PLAYHOUSE THEATRE COMPANY: BEYOND EDEN
    In the abandoned Haida village of Ninstints stand totem poles. They have stood there for decades. Lewis Wilson and his long-time friend and colleague Max Tomson are on an expedition to rescue these totem poles and save them from their waterlogged, beetle-infested and fragile condition. On their journey both men struggle: Wilson with his authority and resistance to removing the poles; Max to find his place between the white world and his Haida ancestry. Starring Spirit of the West’s Michael Mann and Tom Jackson. Written by Bruce Ruddell. Directed by Dennis Garnhum. Music direction by Bill Henderson. Music by Bruce Ruddell and Bill Henderson. A co-production with Theatre Calgary. Presented with Vancouver 2010 Cultural Olympiad. For performance dates and times check out the Playhouse Theatre Company website.
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  • January 16 & 18 at 8:00 pm – ORPHEUM
    VSO MASTERWORKS DIAMOND: ARABELLA STEINBACHER
    A Romantic concert featuring music both beautiful and powerful, the perfect repertoire for Maestro Kazuyoshi Akiyama. Violinist Arabella Steinbacher is a protégé of the great Anne-Sophie Mutter — that lofty credential ensures an exciting performance of Dvorák's Violin Concerto in her VSO debut.
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  • January 17 at 8:00 pm – ORPHEUM
    VSO SYMPHONY SUNDAYS: ARABELLA STEINBACHER
    A Romantic concert featuring music both beautiful and powerful, the perfect repertoire for Maestro Kazuyoshi Akiyama. Violinist Arabella Steinbacher is a protégé of the great Anne-Sophie Mutter — that lofty credential ensures an exciting performance of Dvorák's Violin Concerto in her VSO debut.
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  • January 30 at 8:00 pm – QUEEN ELIZABETH THEATRE
    VSO SPECIALS: MAHLER’S SYMPHONY NO. 8 – SYMPHONY OF A THOUSAND!
    Mahler's Symphony No. 8 is a magnificent, colossal production, the largest, most astonishing piece you will ever hear—and see—in live performance. Nicknamed "Symphony of a Thousand" because of the sheer number of performers needed to stage the event, this work can best be described in the composer's own words: "The 'Spiritus Creator' took hold of me and shook me and drove me...until my greatest work was done. It is so individual in content and form that I cannot describe it in words; imagine that the whole universe begins to vibrate and resound. These are no longer human voices, but planets and suns revolving." Presented with Vancouver 2010 Cultural Olympiad.
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February

  • February 1 at 8:00 pm – QUEEN ELIZABETH THEATRE
    VSO SPECIALS: MAHLER’S SYMPHONY NO. 8 – SYMPHONY OF A THOUSAND!
    Mahler's Symphony No. 8 is a magnificent, colossal production, the largest, most astonishing piece you will ever hear—and see—in live performance. Nicknamed "Symphony of a Thousand" because of the sheer number of performers needed to stage the event, this work can best be described in the composer's own words: "The 'Spiritus Creator' took hold of me and shook me and drove me...until my greatest work was done. It is so individual in content and form that I cannot describe it in words; imagine that the whole universe begins to vibrate and resound. These are no longer human voices, but planets and suns revolving." Presented with Vancouver 2010 Cultural Olympiad.
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  • February 5 and 6 at 8:00 pm – QUEEN ELIZABETH THEATRE
    VANCOUVER 2010 CULTURAL OLYMPIAD: CLOUD GATE DANCE THEATRE OF TAIWAN
    According to legend, Cloud Gate is the name of the oldest known dance in China, a ritual some 5,000 years old. In 1973, choreographer Lin Hwai-min adopted this classical name for the first contemporary dance company in any Chinese speaking community. Cloud Gate’s rich repertoire has its roots in Asian myths, folklore and aesthetics, but brings a contemporary and universal perspective to these age old beliefs and stories. The company is made up of two dozen dancers whose training includes Tai Chi Tao Yin, meditation, martial arts, Chinese Opera movement, modern dance, ballet and calligraphy. Cloud Gate’s Moon Water is a modern exploration of ancient Tai Chi Tao Yin movement set to Bach’s Six Suites for Solo Cello.
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  • February 6 at 8:00 pm – ORPHEUM
    VSO MUSICALLY SPEAKING: GERSWHIN
    This concert can only be described as Cool (you'll notice the capital 'C'). Maestro Tovey shows off his considerable pianistic talents — and hip flair for jazz — in Gershwin's iconic Rhapsody in Blue, while VSO Principal Trumpet Larry Knopp blows his own horn in VSO Composer-in-Residence Scott Good's cool new piece based on the poetry of Emily Dickenson. Let's Strike up the Band and have some fun!
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  • February 16 – February 21– VANCOUVER PLAYHOUSE
    PLAYHOUSE THEATRE COMPANY: DELUSION – A NEW SOLO OPERA BY LAURIE ANDERSON
    Conceived as a series of short mystery plays, Delusion jump cuts between the everyday and the mythic. Combining violin, electronic puppetry, music and visuals, Delusion is full of nuns, elves, golems, rotting forests, ghost ships, archaeologists, dead relatives and unmanned tankers told in the colorful, poetic and imagistic language that has become Anderson’s trademark. Inspired by the breadth of Balzac, Ozu and Lawrence Sterne and employing a series of altered voices and imaginary guests Anderson tells a complex story about longing, memory and identity. At the heart of Delusion is the pleasure of language and a terror that the world is made entirely of words. "You begin with a blank mind. There is absolutely nothing in it. Not a single picture. There is a void. No names. The first thing to wander into this mind is a small spotted dog named Terence and his owner, historian and social commentator Fenway Bergamot."Presented with Vancouver 2010 Cultural Olympiad. Laurie Anderson, A new work was commissioned by VANCOUVER ORGANIZING COMMITTEE FOR THE 2010 OLYMPIC AND PARALYMPIC WINTER GAMES (VANOC), Vancouver, THE BARBICAN CENTRE, London, with additional support from Brooklyn Academy of Music, NY; Cal Performances, UC Berkeley; Stanford Lively Arts, Stanford University. For performance dates and times check out the Playhouse Theatre Company website.
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  • February 26 & 27 at 8:00 pm – VANCOUVER PLAYHOUSE
    DANCEHOUSE: KIDD PIVOT
    Created by Vancouver’s own Crystal Pite, Dark Matters assembles six extraordinary performers for a moving exploration of human significance in the wake of catastrophe and planetary frailty. This new work grapples with the question of individual impact versus the crushing reality of numbers and distance. Presented with Vancouver 2010 Cultural Olympiad.
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March

  • March 6 & March 8 at 8:00 pm – ORPHEUM
    VSO MASTERWORKS DIAMOND: JANINA FIALKOWSKA
    Maestro Tovey, Janina Fialkowska and the VSO celebrate the 200th Birthday of great composer Frederic Chopin. Chopin, like Mendelssohn and Schumann was a composer whose beautiful, emotional music was also at the forefront of the dawn of Romanticism, and fits beautifully with the music of his contemporaries Berlioz and Liszt.
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  • March 6 – April 10 – VANCOUVER PLAYHOUSE
    PLAYHOUSE THEATRE COMPANY: THE LOVE LIST
    What do you get a friend for a 50th birthday present? Well, if you’re a guy, you buy him a “love list.” Bill is to put pen to paper and come up with a list of ten qualities that define the perfect woman and according to the Gypsy where Leon made this dubious purchase, she will appear. After much collaboration the list is complete and much to their surprise, she appears. Bill’s world is turned upside down as he learns more about himself, perfection and the pursuit of happiness. Written by and starring Norm Foster. Directed by Max Reimer. For performance dates and times check out the Playhouse Theatre Company website.
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  • March 7 & March 8 at 8:00 pm – ORPHEUM
    VSO SYMPHONY SUNDAYS: JANINA FIALKOWSKA
    Maestro Tovey, Janina Fialkowska and the VSO celebrate the 200th Birthday of great composer Frederic Chopin. Chopin, like Mendelssohn and Schumann was a composer whose beautiful, emotional music was also at the forefront of the dawn of Romanticism, and fits beautifully with the music of his contemporaries Berlioz and Liszt.
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  • March 12 & 13 at 8:00 pm – VANCOUVER PLAYHOUSE
    DANCEHOUSE: COMPAGNIE MARIE CHOUINARD
    Montreal’s Compagnie Marie Chouinard dazzled Vancouver audiences with bODY_rEMIX in spring 2008. The reigning queen of contemporary dance in Canada returns with the world premiere of a newly commissioned work. The new work will feature live projections mirroring the fluctuations in the music and bodies, developed in collaboration with media artist Luc Courchesne. For the first time, Chouinard will create a vocal score, a gentle opera, to accompany the dance. Presented with Vancouver 2010 Cultural Olympiad.
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  • March 13, 16, 18 & 20 at 7:30 pm – QUEEN ELIZABETH THEATRE
    VO: NIXON IN CHINA
    The Vancouver Opera proudly presents the Canadian premiere of John Adams’ Nixon in China. In 1972, Richard Nixon and Chairman Mao Tse-tung shook hands and changed the course of human events. West and East looked into each other’s eyes and discovered a vast mystery of differences and desires. Heny Kissinger, Chou En-lai, Pat Nixon and Madame Mao all play pivotal roles in this fascinating drama of psychology and global politics. John Adam’s richly textured score pulses with rhythm and Alic Hoffman’s literate libretto resonates with poetry. Nixon in China is irresistible and gripping from beginning to end. Presented with Vancouver 2010 Cultural Olympiad.
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  • March 13 & March 8 at 8:00 pm – ORPHEUM
    VSO MUSICALLY SPEAKING: ADRIAN ANANTAWAN
    Gustav Holst's The Planets is an awe-inspiring cosmic masterpiece that describes the seven planets (not counting Earth) known at the time in exciting and beautiful music. Young star-in-the-making Adrian Anantawan has overcome the life challenge of being born without a right hand, becoming an accomplished violinist in the process. This inspiring young artist will perform Wieniawski's virtuosic Violin Concerto No. 2.
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  • March 14 at 2:00 pm – ORPHEUM
    VSO KIDS’ KONCERTS: INSPECTOR TOVEY INVESTIGATES THE INSTRUMENTS OF THE ORCHESTRA
    With his inimitable sense of humour and brilliant musicianship, Maestro "Inspector" Tovey will illustrate just what the heck is going on up there on stage with all the different instruments of the orchestra.
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  • March 18 at 2:00 pm – ORPHEUM
    VSO TEA & TRUMPETS: THE LAND OF SMILES
    Franz Lehar was the King of Operetta. The Land of Smiles is one of his later works and tells the story of Lisa, a Countess in Vienna who meets a Prince from China, falls in love, and travels with him to his home in Beijing. What eventually happens? Come to the concert to find out! Conducted by Evan Mitchell. Hosted by Christopher Gaze.
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  • March 19 & March 21 at 8:00 pm – ORPHEUM
    VSO POPS: THE SWINGING SIXTIES AND SEVENTIES
    GRAMMY Award-winning vocal ensemble New York Voices celebrates their twentieth anniversary together in style with the VSO. Principal Pops Conductor Jeff Tyzik's brilliant arrangements of Seventies hits by Steely Dan, the Bee Gees, Paul Simon, Stevie Wonder, the Beatles and many more will bring the house down.
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  • March 26 at 10:00 am, 11:30 am and 1:30 pm – VANCOUVER PLAYHOUSE
    VSO TINY TOTS: CIRQUE DE CLASSIC
    Let's all go to the 3-ring musical circus! Filled with magic, movement and classic miniatures.
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April

  • April 2 at 8:00 pm – ORPHEUM
    VANCOUVER CHAMBER CHOIR: THE LOVE THAT MOVES THE UNIVERSE
    This programme features four masters. Three are among the Choir’s favourite composers from three musical epochs: Classic (Mozart), Romantic (Schubert) and Modern (Schafer). The fourth master is Dante Alighieri, the 14th century Italian author of The Divine Comedy. He provided the text of an atmospheric new work for choir and strings by brilliant Canadian composer R Murray Schafer. Based on selections from Dante’s Volume III - Paradiso - the new piece is entitled The Love that Moves the Universe. It is another world premiere, and the third of the Choir’s six 40th anniversary commissions supported by the Arts Partners in Creative Development. Jon Washburn leads the singers and orchestra in this premiere and also in two intimate masterpieces by Schubert (Mass in G Major) and Mozart (Solemn Vespers, KV 339).
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  • April 9 at 7:30 pm – QUEEN ELIZABETH THEATRE
    MARK KNOPFLER
    A four-time Grammy winner, Mark Knopfler has sold 118 million albums as a solo artist and as the front man of the legendary Eighties' band Dire Straits. Famous for his scorching guitar in concert, Mark Knopfler plays solo favorites from albums such as the top twenty "All the Road Running" as well as Dire Straits classics like "Money for Nothing."
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  • April 10 at 8:00 pm – ORPHEUM
    VSO MUSICALLY SPEAKING: JOYCE YANG
    Joyce Yang is one of those artists you have to see to believe? You hear her play (she's nineteen!) and think you are listening to Van Cliburn. Speaking of, Ms. Yang was the silver medalist in the Van Cliburn International Competition when she was the youngest participant. The VSO is proud to present her Vancouver debut performing Grieg's famous, beautiful Piano Concerto. Conducted by Maestro Bramwell Tovey.
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  • April 15 at 2:00 pm – ORPHEUM
    VSO TEA & TRUMPETS: AN ENGLISH COUNTRY GARDEN
    An afternoon of beautiful, sentimental English music, including some of the best-loved Classics of any kind: the breathtaking beauty of Nimrod from Elgar's Enigma Variations, excerpts from Gilbert & Sullivan's The Mikado and Pirates of Penzance, and much more. Conducted by Evan Mitchell. Hosted by Christopher Gaze.
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  • April 16 & 17 at 8:00 pm – ORPHEUM
    VSO POPS: CIRQUE DE LA SYMPHONIE
    VSO Assistant Conductor Evan Mitchell leads the orchestra and the amazing troupe of Cirque de la Symphonie in a thrilling, high-wire production that will have people talking. Cirque de la Symphonie pairs veterans of worldwide phenomenon Cirque de Soleil with a groovy mix of light classics and film scores performed by the orchestra. You will marvel at the astonishing talents of these world-class athletes and artists, in the most unique and spectacular Pops concert you can imagine.
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  • April 18 at 2:00 pm – ORPHEUM
    VSO KIDS’ KONCERTS: CLASSICAL KIDS ENTERTAINERS - VIVALDI’S RING OF MYSTERY
    Vivaldi, Venice and violins: all three are celebrated in Vivaldi's Ring of Mystery, a compelling mystery story by Classical Kids about an orphan girl in search of her roots.
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  • April 18 at 7:30 pm – VANCOUVER PLAYHOUSE
    VRS: JUHO POHJONEN
    Juho Pohjonen proved himself to be a singular pianist of exceptional qualities in his Canadian debut on this series in 2007-08. Leila Getz re-engaged him on the spot (even before his concert at the Playhouse) when she heard him practicing Ravel’s Gaspard de la Nuit for a future engagement. Pre-concert talk at 6:45 pm.
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  • April 23 & 24 at 8:00 pm – VANCOUVER PLAYHOUSE
    DANCEHOUSE: GRUPO CORPO
    Founded in 1975, Grupo Corpo has become the foremost contemporary Brazilian dance company. With moves borrowed from African, Portuguese, modern, ballet and ballroom dance traditions, as well as from martial arts, Grupo Corpo brings a stunning diversity and technical mastery to work that is in turn cerebral, cosmopolitan, primitive, existential and tough – while always remaining recognizably its own.
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  • April 24, 27, 29, May 1 & 4 at 7:30 pm – QUEEN ELIZABETH THEATRE
    VO: THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO
    Vancouver Opera proudly presents Wolfgang Mozart’s The Marriage of Figaro. Figaro and Susanna are to be married but their master, the Count, is enamoured by the bride and Figaro is being eyed by a much older woman. Also a reckless young man is in love with the Countess, who longs for her husband’s embrace. And that’s not the half of it. Figaro is an unmatchable opera that combines comedy, social commentary and heart-breaking tenderness. The plot is deliriously twisty and the characters are deeply sympathetic. Mozart’s masterful music connects to our lives with humanity and compassion. In Italian with English surtitles.
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  • April 25 at 7:30 pm – VANCOUVER PLAYHOUSE
    VRS: RAMÓN ORTEGA QUERO
    Yes, oboe! Because 20-year-old Quero is a flawless and inspirational player who is one of Europe’s fastest rising young musicians. His wide-ranging repertoire and extraordinary talent make him a natural for this series. And this concert is a REAL two-for-one, as his collaborative partner at the keyboard is the young French pianist, David Kadouch, whose star is also rapidly on the rise. This is NOT one to miss! Pre-concert talk at 6:45 pm.
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  • April 26 at 8:00 pm – ORPHEUM
    VSO SPECIAL: THE LEGENDARY ITZHAK PERLMAN
    Simply put, Itzhak Perlman is one of history's greatest musicians. Undeniably the reigning classical music virtuoso, Perlman is celebrated by critics and audiences worldwide ? not only for the beauty and perfection of his playing, but the irrepressible joy of music which he communicates. Maestro Perlman will perform one of the greatest concertos ever written for any instrument, Mendelssohn's beautiful, Romantic Violin Concerto. Join the VSO and Maestro Bramwell Tovey for a very special evening celebrating Mendelssohn and the Master, Itzhak Perlman.
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May

  • May 1 & 3 at 8:00 pm – ORPHEUM
    VSO MASTERWORKS GOLD: NICOLA BENEDETTI
    Nicola Benedetti is one of the brightest, most talented stars in the Classical world — any world, really — and she makes her welcome return to the VSO to perform a rarely heard but exciting violin concerto, the subject of her latest, acclaimed recording. Bruckner's Symphony No. 4 is a Romantic masterpiece that will take your breath away. Conducted by Kazuyoshi Akiyama.
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  • May 1 & 4 at 7:30 pm – QUEEN ELIZABETH THEATRE
    VO: THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO
    Vancouver Opera proudly presents Wolfgang Mozart’s The Marriage of Figaro. Figaro and Susanna are to be married but their master, the Count, is enamoured by the bride and Figaro is being eyed by a much older woman. Also a reckless young man is in love with the Countess, who longs for her husband’s embrace. And that’s not the half of it. Figaro is an unmatchable opera that combines comedy, social commentary and heart-breaking tenderness. The plot is deliriously twisty and the characters are deeply sympathetic. Mozart’s masterful music connects to our lives with humanity and compassion. In Italian with English surtitles.
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  • May 1 – May 22 – VANCOUVER PLAYHOUSE
    PLAYHOUSE THEATRE COMPANY: DANGEROUS CORNER
    At a dinner party, a guest makes a chance remark that ignites a series of devastating revelations leading to a tangle of infidelities, dark secrets and possibly murder. What secrets does the musical cigarette-box hold? As time is reversed, we see what might have happened if the chance remark had never been made, the secrets remaining hidden and the “dangerous corner” avoided. Directed by Bill Dow. For performance dates and times check out the Playhouse Theatre Company website.
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  • May 2 at 2:00 pm – ORPHEUM
    VSO SYMPHONY SUNDAYS: NICOLA BENEDETTI
    Nicola Benedetti is one of the brightest, most talented stars in the Classical world — any world, really — and she makes her welcome return to the VSO to perform a rarely heard but exciting violin concerto, the subject of her latest, acclaimed recording. Bruckner's Symphony No. 4 is a Romantic masterpiece that will take your breath away. Conducted by Kazuyoshi Akiyama.
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  • May 6 at 2:00 pm – ORPHEUM
    VSO TEA & TRUMPETS: BACH TO BEETHOVEN
    A beautiful concert that focuses on the most important era in music's development. You will hear selections from some of the greatest music ever written, such as Bach's Concerto for Two Violins, Mozart's Marriage of Figaro: Overture, the famous first movement of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony, and much more. Conducted by Evan Mitchell. Hosted by Christopher Gaze.
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  • May 7 & 8 at 8:00 pm – ORPHEUM
    VSO POPS: MOTOWN MAGIC WITH RADIANCE
    Paying tribute to the fiftieth anniversary of Motown with the phenomenal Radiance, an exciting group of singers that will take you back to the era of Diana Ross and the Supremes, Martha & the Vandellas, Aretha Franklin, and Sister Sledge! Ain't No Mountain High Enough to keep people away from this concert! Conducted by Jeff Tyzik
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  • May 9 at 2:00 pm – ORPHEUM
    VSO KIDS’ KONCERTS: ENCHANTMENT THEATRE - SCHEHERAZADE
    Enchantment Theatre's Scheherazade is the spectacular, exotic story of A Thousand and One Nights told through music and acting, an awesome story that will have the kids—and parents!—enthralled.
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  • May 15 & 17 at 8:00 pm – ORPHEUM
    VSO MASTERWORKS SILVER: STEWART GOODYEAR
    Versatile, eclectic, intensely musical — Stewart Goodyear is all of these things and more. He brings all of his exquisite technique and musical sensitivity to bear in a performance of one of the most beautiful works for piano, Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 23. Carlo Rizzi is a conductor with a flair for the dramatic, which will serve him well leading Beethoven's victorious Symphony No. 5.
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  • May 13 at 7:30 pm – ORPHEUM
    VRS: YUJA WANG
    The Vancouver Recital Society is looking ahead to another 30 years, at least, of astonishing performers and we’re flaunting our ability to find them with our latest BIG discovery. Twenty-one-year-old Yuja Wang is recognized for playing that combines the spontaneity and fearless imagination of youth with the discipline and precision of a mature artist. Pre-concert talk at 6:45 pm.
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  • May 15 & 17 at 8:00 pm – ORPHEUM
    VSO MASTERWORKS SILVER: STEWART GOODYEAR
    Versatile, eclectic, intensely musical — Stewart Goodyear is all of these things and more. He brings all of his exquisite technique and musical sensitivity to bear in a performance of one of the most beautiful works for piano, Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 23. Carlo Rizzi is a conductor with a flair for the dramatic, which will serve him well leading Beethoven's victorious Symphony No. 5.
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  • May 21 at 10:00 am, 11:30 am & 1:30 pm – VANCOUVER PLAYHOUSE
    VSO TINY TOTS: GALLOP AND GO
    This symphonic adventure with Linda and Lisa of “Let Your Music Shine” into farmyard fun will have tots bouncing to that barnyard beat.
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  • May 29 at 8:00 pm – ORPHEUM
    VSO MUSICALLY SPEAKING: YEVGENY SUDBIN
    As the series begins, so it ends: a thrilling Russian concert featuring two of the most exciting and popular works in all of the Russian repertoire: Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto No.1 and Khachaturian's Gayane and Sabre Dance. Oh, and we'll tell you a secret: the pianist on this program — Yevgeny Sudbin — just happens to be an outrageously talented superstar-in-the-making. Better get your seats now! Conducted by Maestro Bramwell Tovey.
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  • May 29, June 1, 3, 5, 8 & 10 at 7:30 pm – QUEEN ELIZABETH THEATRE
    VO: MADAMA BUTTERFLY
    Vancouver Opera proudly presents Puccini’s classic opera Madama Butterfly. In Nagasaki, a pleasure-seeking American naval officer leases a house and weds a young geisha. He is briefly enchanted with his “Butterfly”, but she gives herself wholly to the marriage. When he abandons her and then returns to claim their child, Butterfly is devastated and dishonoured. In a supreme act of devotion to her ancestors, she ends her life. Puccini’s incomparably gorgeous opera never fails to give audiences a deep emotional experience. VO’s production features the breath-taking designs of Japanese-born visual artist Jun Kaneko. In Italian with English surtitles.
    Tickets 604-683-0222 Vancouver Opera

June

  • June 1, 3, 5, 8 & 10 at 7:30 pm – QUEEN ELIZABETH THEATRE
    VO: MADAMA BUTTERFLY
    Vancouver Opera proudly presents Puccini’s classic opera Madama Butterfly. In Nagasaki, a pleasure-seeking American naval officer leases a house and weds a young geisha. He is briefly enchanted with his “Butterfly”, but she gives herself wholly to the marriage. When he abandons her and then returns to claim their child, Butterfly is devastated and dishonoured. In a supreme act of devotion to her ancestors, she ends her life. Puccini’s incomparably gorgeous opera never fails to give audiences a deep emotional experience. VO’s production features the breath-taking designs of Japanese-born visual artist Jun Kaneko. In Italian with English surtitles.
    Tickets 604-683-0222 Vancouver Opera

  • June 5 & 7 at 8:00 pm – ORPHEUM
    VSO MASTERWORKS GOLD: VADIM GLUZMAN
    Shostakovich's Violin Concerto No. 1 in a live concert performance is a thrill ride of the highest order, especially in the hands of a master like Vadim Gluzman, whose skills and passion will astonish you. In the second half, bask in the grand sonic architecture of Richard Strauss's Alpine Symphony — performed in Vancouver for the first time in thirty-five years. Conducted by Maestro Bramwell Tovey.
    Tickets 604-876-3434 Vancouver Symphony

  • June 10 at 2:00 pm – ORPHEUM
    VSO TEA & TRUMPETS: INVITATION TO THE DANCE
    Maestro Tovey presents great Classical dance music from Rossini, Weber, Berlioz, Strauss's Wine, Women and Song, and a performance of Ravel's famous Boléro. Hosted by Christopher Gaze.
    Tickets 604-876-3434 Vancouver Symphony

  • June 12 & 18 at 8:00 pm – ORPHEUM
    VSO MASTERWORKS DIAMOND: RIMSKY-KORSAKOV
    This concert is the definition of a blockbuster Season Finale! Rimsky-Korsakov's Scheherazade is a dazzling exotic fantasy based on the famous book One Thousand and One Nights, and in the hands of Maestro Tovey, Stravinsky's diabolical Rite of Spring is one of the most exciting live music experiences you will ever have.
    Tickets 604-876-3434 Vancouver Symphony

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