SOCSA Foundation's 10th Annual Opera Celebration, "NOTTE di FESTA", is an All-Orange County Invitational Concert and Fundraising Gala featuring select talented and award-winning young vocalists. Opera Celebration is open to all high school students in Orange County by audition and for those selected, SOCSA Foundation provides Opera workshops, individual vocal lessons and master classes from Opera professionals. This year's Gala Performance will be held at the magnificent Soka Performing Arts Center. Tickets are $75, $55 and $35 each and include a 5:30 p.m. reception with hors d'oeuvres and no-host bar, a SOCSA Visual Arts juried student exhibit, performances by student string quartets, and silent auction. The 7 p.m. performance will feature award-winning opera students, with a special performance by internationally acclaimed mezzo-soprano Milena Kitic. A gourmet dessert will be served during intermission.This elegant Black Tie Optional event is not to be missed... help support the best in Arts Education and join us for a beautiful evening of Opera from around the world.
SOCSA Mission Statement
The mission of SOCSA is to provide an in-depth educational opportunity to those students who have chosen fine arts as their first occupation objective. SOCSA will respond to that objective by providing a dynamic and creative environment in which students will be involved in thinking and meaning centered classes with rigorous curricula which integrate academic disciplines and artistic vocational learning. Course sequences with career themes will be created and implemented to afford students the chance to explore and develop their artistic talents, to understand the opportunities available to them, to have mentor and work experience, and to develop employability transcripts that will set them apart from the crowd.
Soka University's beautiful new 1,000-seat Soka Performing Arts Center and Academic Hall add approximately 95,000 square feet to the SUA Campus. Located behind Founders Hall, the Soka Performing Arts Center features world-class acoustics designed by Yasuhisa Toyota, acoustic designer of noted performance venues like the Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles and the Suntory Hall in Tokyo. In addition, the adjacent academic building features a new black box theater and dance studio, and adds 11 classrooms and 29 additional offices to support academic programs.
