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 to 2024
Past performances 2008 — 2024
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 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