I was there. Superb 1997 IAAF ceremony, the staging, lighting, the setting, the music...fantastic! A couple of months later Athens was awarded the 2004 Olympic Games. If Vangelis had been the artistic dorector how might those ceremonies turned out? Still, the Athens 2004 Opening Ceremony was unforgettable.
Vangelis and Montserrat are the best . What a performance. Vangelis is one of the few figures that make me feel proud of my Greek nationality.
Montserrat's voice is like a heavenly choir.
It is a shame that the 2004 olympic games opening ceremony was not assigned to Vangelis but to Tiesto instead.. and that happened for political reasons unfortunately. But anyway such stars cannot be put to shadow, no matter what .
Thanks for visiting as well as for your good words.
I actually have the whole opening ceremony of the 1997 World Championships in Athletics in Athens in 9 parts. I will post it in the following days together with a couple of old interviews.
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que mierda de comentario es ese de "infamous spanish"? Debería usted lavarse la boca antes de mencionar España y de mencionar a Montserrat Caballé
dadomcar 6 months ago
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dadomcar 6 months ago
Meraviglia
LadiLorelei 8 months ago
I was there. Superb 1997 IAAF ceremony, the staging, lighting, the setting, the music...fantastic! A couple of months later Athens was awarded the 2004 Olympic Games. If Vangelis had been the artistic dorector how might those ceremonies turned out? Still, the Athens 2004 Opening Ceremony was unforgettable.
philipc67 1 year ago
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Caballe is the DIVA of the World!!!
leontyne2 1 year ago
One word - GRAND.
GeorgiNM 1 year ago
Simply a great voice in a monumental stadium...
taurusrubens 1 year ago 2
the music, the voice..............point
picoboha 1 year ago 4
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una ceremonia irrepetible enhorabuena a todos los griegos que la hicieron posible
victorvei 1 year ago
una ceremonia irrepetible enhorabuena a todos los griegos que la hicieron posible
victorvei 1 year ago 4
Great
jncrlsgrnr 1 year ago
Vangelis and Montserrat are the best . What a performance. Vangelis is one of the few figures that make me feel proud of my Greek nationality.
Montserrat's voice is like a heavenly choir.
It is a shame that the 2004 olympic games opening ceremony was not assigned to Vangelis but to Tiesto instead.. and that happened for political reasons unfortunately. But anyway such stars cannot be put to shadow, no matter what .
I salute you Vangelis and Montserrat.
JailbirdT 2 years ago 3
amazing artists, i still remember watching this on tv live...
elouv 2 years ago
LO MÁS DE LO MÁS!!!
miganbor 2 years ago
Thanks for taking the time to upload these athens 97 clips... do u have the other vangelis music that was played that evening ??? thanks again..
androoow 2 years ago
Thanks for visiting as well as for your good words.
I actually have the whole opening ceremony of the 1997 World Championships in Athletics in Athens in 9 parts. I will post it in the following days together with a couple of old interviews.
1964Byron 2 years ago
A lot of people and professionals see this ceremony as better than any Olympic ceremony including the Athens 2004 one.
Vangelis did pretty much everything in this event as the concept, the direction and the artistic and musical supervision was solely his.
1964Byron 2 years ago