Vangelis - The Making of Mythodea (2001)

Music Video:    • Vangelis - Mythodea (2001) Music Video   ******************** For the 2001 version of Mythodea, Vangelis expanded and reorchestrated the original 1993 composition. It was first recorded and then played live on-stage by: Vangelis on synthesizers and keyboards, the London Metropolitan Orchestra augmented by two harpists, sopranos Kathleen Battle and Jessye Norman, the chorus of the Greek National Opera, and the Seistron and Typana percussion ensembles. The concert was held in Athens, Greece on June 28, 2001, but the record was officially released only on October 23, 2001, to coincide with the 2001 Mars Odyssey spacecraft entering the orbit of planet Mars. ******************** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mythodea ******************** Album composed, arranged and produced by Vangelis Concert conceived, designed and directed by Vangelis Vangelis: Synthesizers, Keyboards Kathleen Battle, Jessye Norman: Sopranos London Metropolitan Orchestra, Blake Neely: Conductor Greek National Opera Choir, Fani Palamidi: Conductor Seistron, Typana: Percussion Ensembles Frederick Rousseau: Sound Engineer and Coordinator