Arts & Culture
Sat, Dec 12Handel's Messiah at the Orpheum 2026
Handel's Messiah with the Vancouver Bach Choir at the Orpheum, Saturday, December 12, 2026, 7:30pm, about two hours, tickets $20 to $65.
Granville / Smithe
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Sat, Dec 12Handel's Messiah with the Vancouver Bach Choir at the Orpheum, Saturday, December 12, 2026, 7:30pm, about two hours, tickets $20 to $65.
Granville / Smithe
More infoMessiah is the classic dressed-up December night, and the Vancouver Bach Choir plays it in the Orpheum on Saturday, December 12, 2026. The show starts at 7:30pm and the listing runs to 9:30pm, so plan on about two hours. Leslie Dala conducts the Vancouver Bach Choir and the VBFC Chamber Ensemble with four soloists: Sara Schabas (soprano), Hillary Tufford (mezzo-soprano), Scott Rumble (tenor) and Justin Welsh (baritone). Showpass listed tickets at $20 to $65 CAD on November 9. It is a big-room, gilded-ceiling evening, so dress up a little. Hawksworth on West Georgia is the splurge dinner nearby, Uva on Seymour is the easier one, and the Piano Lounge at Bacchus is a good place to land afterwards.
Book through Showpass ($20 to $65). Dinner at Hawksworth or a lighter plate at Uva on Seymour, both a short walk away, and be seated for 7:30pm. The performance runs about two hours; finish with a drink at the Piano Lounge at Bacchus.
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