{"id":2143755,"date":"2025-11-09T01:22:12","date_gmt":"2025-11-09T01:22:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2143755"},"modified":"2025-11-09T01:22:12","modified_gmt":"2025-11-09T01:22:12","slug":"local-opera-star-returns-home-for-christmas-benefit-concert-arts-entertainment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/local-opera-star-returns-home-for-christmas-benefit-concert-arts-entertainment\/","title":{"rendered":"Local Opera Star Returns Home for Christmas Benefit Concert | Arts &#038; Entertainment"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Xeni Tziouvaras (Courtesy photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Internationally acclaimed mezzo-soprano Xeni Tziouvaras will return to her hometown of Santa Barbara this holiday season to perform at the annual Sounds and Stories of Greek Christmas benefit concert, 3 p.m. Saturday, Dec 13 at St. Barbara Greek Orthodox Church, 205 San Antonio Creek Road.<\/p>\n<p>The fundraiser concert is presented by the Santa Barbara chapter of American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association (AHEPA) and Opera Santa Barbara.<\/p>\n<p>Tziouvaras, who attended Dos Pueblos High School and grew up in the parish, has enjoyed a global career in music. After earning her bachelor\u2019s and master\u2019s degrees from the Manhattan School of Music, she established herself in Florence, Italy, where she continues to perform with leading orchestras and opera companies worldwide.<\/p>\n<p>Tziouvaras\u2019 resume includes performances in Venice, Florence, Halifax, and Mallorca, as well as throughout the U.S., from Palm Springs to Carnegie Hall.<\/p>\n<p>She has shared the stage with such legends as Pl\u00e1cido Domingo and worked under the batons of James Conlon and Zubin Mehta.<\/p>\n<aside>\n\t\t<\/aside>\n<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this year, Tziouvaras won first prize in Santa Barbara\u2019s Performing Arts Scholarship Foundation Awards, underscoring her continued connection to the community that first nurtured her love of music, local concert organizers said.<\/p>\n<p>This marks the fourth year of the Sounds and Stories of Greek Christmas benefit concert, co-sponsored by Opera Santa Barbara and the Santa Barbara chapter of AHEPA.<\/p>\n<p>The concert benefits community support efforts that include providing college scholarships and sponsoring community cultural events.<\/p>\n<p>The program will feature a blend of traditional Christmas music, rarely performed Byzantine hymns, and Greek holiday carols.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m thrilled to return home and share this beautiful tradition with the Santa Barbara community that raised me,\u201d Tziouvaras said. \u201cPerforming here is always deeply meaningful, it\u2019s where my musical journey began.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>For more about the artist, visit <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.xenitziouvaras.com\">www.xenitziouvaras.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.noozhawk.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Xeni Tziouvaras (Courtesy photo) Internationally acclaimed mezzo-soprano Xeni Tziouvaras will return to her hometown of Santa Barbara this holiday season to perform at the annual Sounds and Stories of Greek Christmas benefit concert, 3 p.m. Saturday, Dec 13 at St. Barbara Greek Orthodox Church, 205 San Antonio Creek Road. 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