Vangeli's Mythodea (Temple of Zeus - Athens 2001)

Mythodea - Music for the NASA Mission: 2001 Mars Odyssey is a choral symphony by Greek electronic composer and artist Vangelis. It premiered as a single concert in Athens, Greece, in 1993.

For the 2001 version of Mythodea, Vangelis expanded and re-orchestrated the original 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, for the concert only, the Seistron and Typana percussion ensembles.

The concert was held in Athens, Greece on June 28, 2001, in the Temple of Zeus in Athens, for thousands of audience and even more numerous spectators who watched the concert on a huge video screen at the Marble Stadium, built in honor of the revival of the Olympic Games in 1896.

Director: Declan Lowney
Producer: Mia Bongiovanni, Rocky Oldgam
Executive Producer: Peter Gelb