Vangelis - The Making of Mythodea (2001 r.)
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. ******************** ******************** Album composed, arranged and produced by VangelisConcert conceived, designed and directed by Vangelis Vangelis: Synthesizers, KeyboardsKathleen Battle, Jessye Norman: SopranosLondon Metropolitan Orchestra, Blake Neely: ConductorGreek National Opera Choir, Fani Palamidi: ConductorSeistron, Typana: Percussion EnsemblesFrederick Rousseau: Sound Engineer and Coordinator