Soraya was born to an Iranian father and a second generation Irish mother in Bury, Greater Manchester. A talented dancer, Soraya performed with the English Youth Ballet as a teenager. However, following success in a local music festival, which resulted in her competing in and winning the National Junior English Song Prize at The Royal Academy Of Music, she chose to pursue a career in singing. The Prize included a bursary to fund singing tuition and enabled Soraya to study with Sandra Dugdale at the Junior Royal Northern College of Music ; a relationship which continued throughout her undergraduate studies at the RNCM.` Whilst in her first year of postgraduate studies at The Royal College of Music, Soraya made her professional début with Grange Park Opera as Soeur Constance in Poulenc’s Dia
Upcoming performances Today Onwards
Past performances 2008 — Yesterday
The Lure of the East: Persian Poetry in Song with Soraya Mafi and Simon Lepper, Various
English National OperaSoprano
View cast and crewSielun Vaelluksia, TyeMacMillanMozart
Tampere Philharmonic OrchestraSopran (Soprano)
View program, cast and crewSielun Vaelluksia, TyeMacMillanMozart
Tampere Philharmonic OrchestraSopran (Soprano)
View program, cast and crewDie lustige Witwe (The Merry Widow), Lehár
Glyndebourne FestivalValencienne
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Lewes, United KingdomTue17:00
Lewes, United KingdomSun16:00
Lewes, United KingdomWed17:00
Lewes, United KingdomSat17:00
Lewes, United KingdomWed17:00
Lewes, United KingdomSat17:00
Lewes, United KingdomMon17:00
Lewes, United KingdomThu17:00
Lewes, United KingdomSun16:00
Lewes, United KingdomThu17:00
Lewes, United KingdomSun16:00
Lewes, United KingdomWed17:00
Lewes, United KingdomSat17:00
Lewes, United KingdomTue17:00
Lewes, United KingdomFri17:00
Lewes, United KingdomSun16:00
Lewes, United KingdomNew Year's Day Viennese Gala, Strauss IILehárStrauss, Josef
Bournemouth Symphony OrchestraSoloist
View program, cast and crewNew Year Viennese Gala, Strauss IIStrauss, Josef
Bournemouth Symphony OrchestraSoloist
View program, cast and crewNew Year Viennese Gala, Strauss IILehárStrauss I
Bournemouth Symphony OrchestraSoloist
View program, cast and crewDie Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), Mozart
Opera NorthPamina
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Leeds, United KingdomThu19:00
Leeds, United KingdomSat19:00
Leeds, United KingdomSat19:00
Leeds, United KingdomThu19:00
Newcastle-on-Tyne, United KingdomFri19:00
Newcastle-on-Tyne, United KingdomThu19:00
Salford Quays, United KingdomFri19:00
Salford Quays, United KingdomThu19:00
Nottingham, United KingdomFri19:00
Nottingham, United KingdomThu19:00
Kingston upon Hull, United KingdomSoraya was born to an Iranian father and a second generation Irish mother in Bury, Greater Manchester. A talented dancer, Soraya performed with the English Youth Ballet as a teenager. However, following success in a local music festival, which resulted in her competing in and winning the National Junior English Song Prize at The Royal Academy Of Music, she chose to pursue a career in singing. The Prize included a bursary to fund singing tuition and enabled Soraya to study with Sandra Dugdale at the Junior Royal Northern College of Music ; a relationship which continued throughout her undergraduate studies at the RNCM.` Whilst in her first year of postgraduate studies at The Royal College of Music, Soraya made her professional début with Grange Park Opera as Soeur Constance in Poulenc’s Dia