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Celebrate the holidays this year at The Soraya. Holiday Series at The Soraya offers an eclectic range of festive performances through Dec 19.
Above photo by Christopher Duggan.
Seven exciting shows kick off with The Soraya’s original production, Nochebuena: A Christmas Spectacular on Saturday, Dec. 7. In the 2024-25 Season, Ballet Folklórico de Los Ángeles is joined by Mariachi Pueblo Viejo, and Camila Fernández—the daughter of Mexican Singer Alejandro Fernández, and granddaughter of the late great Vicente Fernández—for shows on Dec. 7 and 8, 2024.
On Dec. 12, Michelle Dorrance returns to The Soraya (following her 2023 debut in Turn it Out with Tiler Peck) with Dorrance Dance: The Nutcracker Suite. The performance, co-created by Dorrance with Josette Wiggan and Hannah Heller, caught attention in the news following its White House invitation by First Lady Jill Biden. The jazzy new vision of the classic holiday tradition is set to Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn’s arrangement of the Tchaikovsky classic.
Following the Nutcracker Suite is the World Famous Glenn Miller Orchestra, with a concert on Dec. 14 filled with timeless arrangements and holiday classics that made the Glenn Miller Orchestra an icon for all ages.
One day later, on Dec. 15, Lea Salonga makes her fourth visit to The Soraya, this time with two performances of Sounding Joy: The Holiday Tour at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. The all-new holiday concert, sure to be a hit with fans of all ages, features songs from Salonga’s new holiday album (just released on Nov. 1) Sounding Joy. The album, featuring original music and classic Christmas songs reimagined in Salonga’s original style, is the star’s 14th recording, and marks a milestone as her very first holiday release in 20 years.
The Soraya’s Holiday Series closes on Dec. 19, with SWEET HONEY IN THE ROCK®. On its 50th anniversary tour, the a cappella gospel group brings to The Soraya a concert to celebrate the “HolyDays,” brimming with vocal improvisations, and gospel traditions for a powerful celebration of the season. The group continues its work and the 50th anniversary tour despite the passing of its founder, Bernice Johnson Reagon, at the age of 81 in July. The civil rights activist co-founded the Freedom Singers and later started SWEET HONEY IN THE ROCK® in 1973.
Younes and Soraya Nazarian Center for the Performing Arts (The Soraya)
18111 Nordhoff Street, Northridge, CA 91330.
For more information and to purchase tickets, please visit TheSoraya.org,
or simply call the Box Office at (818) 677-3000.
About The Soraya:
Located on the vibrant and diverse campus of California State University in the heart of Los
Angeles’ San Fernando Valley, The Soraya continues its vigorous commitment to innovating,
exceling, and amplifying access by offering a wide variety of performances that reflect LA’s
many distinctive communities and featuring new and original work from the Los Angeles region as well as artists from around the world.
Younes and Soraya Nazarian Center for the Performing Arts (The Soraya)
18111 Nordhoff Street, Northridge, CA 91330.
For more information and to purchase tickets, please visit TheSoraya.org,
or simply call the Box Office at (818) 677-3000.
About The Soraya:
Located on the vibrant and diverse campus of California State University in the heart of Los
Angeles’ San Fernando Valley, The Soraya continues its vigorous commitment to innovating,
exceling, and amplifying access by offering a wide variety of performances that reflect LA’s
many distinctive communities and featuring new and original work from the Los Angeles region as well as artists from around the world.
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