| The Soraya Launches its 2026-27 Classical Music Series with the Colburn Orchestra
Following an inspiring performance at The Soraya last season, Mexican conductor and GRAMMY® Award-winner Carlos Miguel Prieto returns to lead the Colburn Orchestra on Sun, Oct 4 at 3 p.m.
| Gershwin and the Golden Age Launches The Soraya’s Signature Series
George Gershwin’s move to Hollywood followed extraordinary success on Broadway and in classical music, placing him alongside the predominantly Jewish composers who helped define the sound of 1930s film scores. Gershwin and the Golden Age celebrates Gershwin’s musical legacy and those of his contemporaries who shaped the emotional, symphonic language that became central to American film scoring.
| Mariachi Vargas de Tecalitlán Returns to The Soraya with El Grito, A Celebration of Mexican Pride
Known as ‘El mejor Mariachi del Mundo’ (the greatest mariachi in the world), Mariachi Vargas de Tecalitlán makes its return to The Soraya celebrating Mexican Independence Day with a concert titled, El Grito—in honor of the traditional call to arms against Spanish rule on the eve of Sep 16, 1810. The group last performed at The Soraya for three nearly sold-out nights in 2018. They make their return on Thursday, Sep 24, with limited tickets starting at $48.
| Fall Jazz Concerts at The Soraya with Four New Artists Announced
The Soraya announced today that four artists will join the first half of the 2026-27 Season—Varijashree Venugopal, Jeff Parker, Paul Bryan, and Scott Amendola. Venugopal will join as special guest of Snarky Puppy on Sat, Oct 3 and Jeff Parker, Paul Bryan, and Scott Amendola will join as the opening trio for The Bad Plus on Thu, Dec 3.
| Broadway Superstar Sutton Foster Joins Musical Forces with the Pacific Jazz Orchestra and Conductor Chris Walden to Open The Soraya’s 2026-27 Season
Since winning her first Tony Award for the title role in Broadway’s Thoroughly Modern Millie in 2002, Sutton Foster has become one of the industry’s most celebrated performers. For one night only, Foster makes her Soraya debut with the Pacific Jazz Orchestra, a 40-piece big band and string orchestra led by seven-time GRAMMY®-nominated conductor Chris Walden, in an evening of Broadway favorites and beyond. The concert will feature new arrangements created by Walden specifically for this performance.
| Single Tickets Now Available for The Soraya’s 2026–27 Season
Single tickets for The Soraya’s 2026-27 Season are now available to the public. The 44-performance lineup features what the Los Angeles Times calls “eight noteworthy debuts,” — Sutton Foster and the Pacific Jazz Orchestra led by conductor Chris Walden; Snarky Puppy; Majo Aguilar con Mariachi y Banda; Dance Theatre of Harlem; the National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine; the LA Phil; Audra McDonald; and the National Symphony Orchestra.
| THE SORAYA ANNOUNCES ITS FULL 2026-27 SEASON
Eight prominent debuts will be among the 45 performances to be featured in The Soraya’s 2026-27 Season, highlighting the performing arts center’s ongoing commitment to the breadth and excellence of its programs. Additionally, The Soraya’s Great Hall will welcome world-class symphony orchestras as well as jazz greats, offerings that have defined the venue since it opened 15 years ago.
| Four Passionate Voices— Ofelia Medina, Eugenia León, Ely Guerra, and La Marisoul Join Forces to Honor Legendary Mexican Ranchera Singer Chavela Vargas With the U.S Debut of CHAVELA Y SUS MUJERES Featuring Los Macorinos and Mariachi Gama 1000
Four passionate and powerful Latina vocalists — Ely Guerra, Eugenia León, Ofelia Medina and La Marisoul—join forces with Los Macorinos and Mariachi Gama 1000 for the U.S. debut of Chavela y Sus Mujeres, a one-of-a-kind musical tribute to the late Chavela Vargas, the celebrated social and musical rebel, and passionate interpreter of rancheras, boleros, and corridos.
| CSUN Announces Chad Hilligus as The Soraya’s New Executive and Artistic Director
California State University, Northridge has appointed Chad Hilligus as the new executive and artistic director of the Younes and Soraya Nazarian Center for the Performing Arts, known as The Soraya, a nationally recognized performing arts venue.