Celebrating the magic of the holiday season, UNLV Performing Arts Center welcomes the return of the Vienna Boys Choir with "Christmas in Vienna" on Wednesday, Nov. 26 at 3 p.m. at the Artemus W. Ham Concert Hall. Patrons are invited to relax into their holiday season with a special menu selection at the UNLV Performing Arts Center bar.
The illustrious group of child musicians has been delighting music lovers across the globe for more than six centuries with their purity of tone, distinctive charm and popular repertoire. The enormously popular chorus is composed of four touring choirs that hail from dozens of nations.
The four boys’ choirs perform almost 300 concerts per year around the world, with almost half a million people attending. Since 1924, the choirs have completed more than 1000 tours in 100 different countries — a staggering 29,000 concerts.
"Christmas in Vienna" showcases these gifted musicians with voices of unforgettable beauty in an extraordinary program featuring Austrian folk songs, classical masterpieces, popular songs and, of course, holiday favorites. The Fort Worth Star Telegram raves “There’s no more gratifying sound than that of children singing. And there’s no more polished ensemble of children’s voices than the Vienna Boys Choir.”
The Vienna Boys Choir is one of the most famous choirs in the world, and one of the oldest. Boys have been singing at Vienna's Imperial Chapel since at least 1296. In 1498 Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian I. established a Court Chapel in Vienna where he declared that there were to be boys among the singers, thus laying the foundation for the Vienna Boys Choir. Today, the former imperial ensemble is a private, non-profit organization with a primary and grammar school for 330 boys and girls between the ages of six and nineteen with a focus on choral music and singing. The Vienna Boys Choir’s education, listed by UNESCO as cultural heritage, is open to all, regardless of origin, gender, nationality, or religion.
Single tickets are priced between $31.25 and $71.75 (discounts available) and are on sale now. Tickets may be ordered online at pac.unlv.edu and can also be purchased in person at the PAC box office from 12 p.m. to 6 p.m., Tuesday through Friday. When purchasing tickets, consider a donation to the UNLV PAC to provide local students the opportunity to work with this season’s artists and to help support programming during the UNLV PAC’s 50th Anniversary Season (2026-2027).
The UNLV Performing Arts Center is undertaking a bevy of activities to prepare for the 50th anniversary celebration. Look for more information in the venue and in the event program when visiting for the Vienna Boys Choir.
About UNLV Performing Arts Center
The UNLV Performing Arts Center is the original home for the arts in Southern Nevada; it opened in 1976 and celebrates its 49th season in 2025-26. A self-sustaining unit of UNLV, the PAC operates like many other arts organizations: costs for productions, some facilities improvements, and other projects come from ticket sales, rentals, and donations. It hosts a variety of performances and events and is home to self-produced events plus productions of the Nevada Conservatory Theatre, UNLV School of Music, UNLV Dance, the Las Vegas Men’s Chorus, among many other community arts presenters, and various Clark County School District fine arts festivals and concerts. For further information, visit pac.unlv.edu.
