• Plácido Domingo gives voice to La tierra de las mil orquestas

Plácido Domingo gives voice to La tierra de las mil orquestas

Plácido Domingo gives voice to La tierra de las mil orquestas

Plácido Domingo narrates this documentary co-produced by Zebra Producciones and the Spanish Public Channel Televisión Española that Shows the great work of the National System of Orchestras of Venezuela,  Prince of Asturias Award for the Arts 2008.

The National System of Children's and Youth Orchestras of Venezuela, was created 30 years ago by José Antonio Abreu. This visionary is currently in charge of more than 1500 teachers who teach almost half a million students.

Thanks to "the System", music is moving away from violence  thousands of Venezuelan children and young people who were condemned to marginalization and despair.

Recorded in high definition, the documentary has an extraordinary soundtrack that includes themes by Beethoven, Bernstein, Ravel, Rodrigo, Bizet, Céspedes and Serrat.

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