The Pray of the World - Vangelis with Montserrat & Marti Caballe (Live in Athens - Greece)

In the Panathenean Stadium, Athens 90,000 spectator, ancient all-marble stadium, Montserrat Caballe, the infamous Spanish (Catalan) Soprano, sings Vangelis creation The Pray of the World.
The performance was part of the Opening Ceremony of the 6th IAAF World Championships in Athletics in 1997 in Athens.
The concept of the ceremony, the direction, the artistic and musical supervision was solely by Vangelis Papathanasiou.

Στο Παναθηναϊκό στάδιο, το αρχαίο καλλιμάρμαρο στάδιο της Αθήνας, η Montserrat Caballe, η διάσημη Σπανιόλα (Καταλανή) σοπράνο, ερμηνεύει τη δημιουργία του Βαγγέλη Παπαθανασίου The Pray of the World.
Η ερμηνεία ήταν μέρος της τελετής έναρξης του 6ου Παγκοσμίου Πρωταθλήματος Ανοικτού Στίβου της IAAF, το 1997 στην Αθήνα.
Η έμπνευση, σκηνοθεσία, καλλιτεχνική και μουσική επιμέλεια ήταν του Βαγγέλη Παπαθανασίου.

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• The Pray of the World
• Vangelis Papathanasiou
• Opening Ceremony
• Athens 1997
• Electronic Music
• Electronica
• Classical Music
• Opera
• Montserrat Caballe
• Montserrat-Marti Caballe
• Spanish Soprano
• Spain
• Greece
• Catalonia
• Catalan Soprano
• Barcelona
• Chariots of Fire
• El Greco
• 1492

[LaPolymita]

Byron, WHY do you call Montserrat Caballe "infamous"?

[1964Byron]

@LaPolymita

My dear LaPolymita, you probably confuse infamous with unfamous. Infamous actually means very famous, recognized. Greetings.

[LaPolymita]

@1964Byron Dear Byron, I asked because Infamous has a negative connotation which Ms. Caballe does not deserve. See below: infamous adj 1. having a bad reputation; notorious 2. causing or deserving a bad reputation; shocking infamous conduct 3. (Law) Criminal law, (formerly) a. (of a person) deprived of certain rights of citizenship on conviction of certain offences b. (of a crime or punishment) entailing such deprivation Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged

[1964Byron]

@LaPolymita - My dear you seem to be correct and I apologize for this. I don’t know why I had a different meaning for the word in my mind. I will find a way to correct the post.

[heckerebedebs]

wonderful. simply wonderful.

[vandersmiths]

Oh! I had not seen this clip yet.

Wonderful!!

Thanks!

[wayne4suretlc]

Simply Beautiful

[RaisenPhoenix]

I felt at peace whenever she sings...

[AfloEydK]

god's music with god's voice

[doggonel0ver]

Vangelis, buej! They didn´t had any REAL composer to call for this?

[ZanahoriaBaila]

Jesus! The girl can actually sing! I though it was a nepotism thing, but she has a very sweet, beautiful voice.

[ZanahoriaBaila]

@LaPolymita I was wondering the same thing