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The Opening Ceremony of the 2006 Winter Olympics (Torino 2006) was held on February 10, 2006 beginning at 20:00 CET (19:00 UTC) at the Stadio Olimpico in Turin, Italy. The opening ceremony was the last one to be held outdoors for a Winter Olympics until the 2014 Winter Olympics as the opening ceremony for the 2010 Winter Olympics will be held indoors. Neve and Gliz, the 2006 Olympics mascots, on display in Turin The 2006 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XX Olympic Winter Games, were held in Turin, Italy from February 10, 2006, through February 26, 2006. ...
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The ceremony was attended by 35,000 spectators with the presence of numerous international and Italian guests on the stage and heads of state and government on the stands. The event was broadcast live to an estimated two-billion audience worldwide by 32 television cameras.
The ceremony saluted the region's culture and history, was highlighted by Italian celebrities and showcased Italian designs. There were the customary parade of athletes and raising of the host nation's flag and the Olympic flag. Apart from the choreography, the fireworks, and the pageantry, the ceremony was a reminder of peace as a goal of these Games. It climaxed with the lighting of the Olympic Flame.
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Program
The theme of the program was "Passion," and the 4000m² stage was shaped like an anatomic heart with a mosh pit in the centre where the athletes congregated for the second half of the ceremonies. The athletes were thus put in the centre of action and in front of the stage, emphasizing that the athletes were the focus of the Games. The heart and lungs, from an older edition of Grays Anatomy. ...
A circle pit or mosh pit is a large and usually roughly circular clearing in the audience of a music concert about two to ten meters from the front of the stage. ...
The ceremony was conducted in French and English, the two official languages of the International Olympic Committee, and Italian, the language of the host country. The program was executed by 6,100 volunteers and 240 professionals after 15,000 man days of work. The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ...
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Rhythm of Passion Sparks of Passion - Artistic, 1m countdown plus 4m 20s
- 776 performers
- Direction: Gabriele Vacis
- Assistant direction: Roberto Tarasco
- Choreography: Giuseppe Arena
- Moshpit choreography: Doug Jack
- Pyrotechnical effects: Christophe Berthonneau
- Segment coordinator: Annalisa Barbieri
- Helmet-donning skaters costume design: Lino Dainese
- Sparks special effects: Vittorio Comi
- Helmet-donning skaters choreography: Giuseppe Arena
- Helmet-donning skaters: Fabio Cassinelli, Simone Giaccaglia, Luca Imperio, Elia Locagliano, Simone Martino, Daniele Pin
- Original Music: Composed arranged and orchestrated by Michele Centonze in collaboration with Stefano Nanni
The Opening Ceremonies began with a traditional countdown by the spectators. Italian gymnast Yuri Chechi as a shaman striking an anvil with a hammer opened the first scene of the program representing the industrial past of the Piedmont region. Each strike spewed up a fountain of flames and were responded to with flames over three metres high, lit from 52 nozzles lined up around the piazza. A group of inline skaters in red unitards soon entered and executed their choreograph and formations. With the fire, costume and flood light, the stage was soon turned into a sea of red. In the mosh pit, performers executed synchronised swimming moves to the pulsing rhythm. It was said that the choreographer was inspired by synchronised swimming when he saw the event for the first time in the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. Jury Chechi (b. ...
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The skaters then gyrated to the pulsing rhythm forming a familiar heart shape pumping to the beat. The formation was soon shattered when a lone skater symbolising a spark of passion shot through the beating heart. Six helmet-donning skaters then entered with two-foot flames flared from the back of their helmets and criscrossed the stage.
Greetings from the Alps Mountain Folk - Artistic, 4m 30s
- 829 performers
- Direction: Gabriele Vacis
- Moshpit choreography: Doug Jack
- Segment coordinator: Annalisa Barbieri
- Music: Occitane Anthem "Se Chanta" performed by L'Ange Gardien Chorus; Ouverture "Gazza Ladra" by Rossini, arranged and orchestrated by Michele Centonze in collaboration with Stefano Nanni
Following the exit of the flaming skaters, the sounding of seven alphorns to the notes of the Occitan Hymn signaled the beginning of the next segment that paid tribute to the Alps and the seven Alpine countries: Italy, France, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Austria, Germany and Slovenia. Artificial snow and life-size pine tree shapes set the mood for this segment as the stage was transformed from red to white. A circle pit or mosh pit is a large and usually roughly circular clearing in the audience of a music concert about two to ten meters from the front of the stage. ...
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A national anthem is a generally patriotic musical composition that is evoking and eulogizing the history, traditions and struggles of its people, recognized either by a nations government as the official national song, or by convention through use by the people. ...
Se Canto is an anthem associated with Occitania. ...
Portrait Gioacchino Antonio Rossini (February 29, 1792 – November 13, 1868) was an Italian musical composer who wrote more than 30 operas as well as sacred music and chamber music. ...
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It had been 14 years since the Winter Olympic Games were last held in the Alps, in 1992 in Albertville, France. The 13 million people living in the mountainous region were represented by dancers waltzing in their national costumes. Life-size cow effigies were pulled in and paraded around the stage representing the significance of the dairy farming industry in the Alpine region. Three waltzing couples in cow suits soon entered the scene, while cow bells were heard ringing from the crowd. The 1992 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XVI Olympic Winter Games, were held in 1992 in Albertville, France. ...
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After the stage was cleared, 50 performers in white unitards entered with very large white balloons on their heads symbolising the arrival of the snowflakes. A change of music signalled the exit of the snowflakes and in the mosh pit performers formed a snowflake which was lit up by flashlights as the segment came to a close. This article or section should be merged with mosh. ...
Italy Italian Flag
Entry of the Authorities
Italian Anthem
- Direction: Gabriele Vacis
- Artistic direction and costume design: Giorgio Armani
- Protocol coordinator: Sigrid Guillion Mangilli
- Protocol segment coordinator: Pamela Allvin
- Segment coordinator: Annalisi Barbieri
- Coordinator: CONI - Comitato Olimpico Nazionale Italiano
- Carabineers' Guard of Honour
- Music: "Amarcord", by Nino Rota; Italian Anthem, composed by Goffredo Mameli and Michele Novaro, arranged by Michele Centonze
This section paid tribute to the Italian flag whose entrance was led by 26 Olympic medalists in white suits and gowns marching in two files. Following the athletes was model and singer Carla Bruni carrying a folded Italian flag. Bruni wore a sparkling gown by Giorgio Armani, inspired by crystal and ice. Giorgio Armani is an Italian fashion designer (born 11 July 1934 in Piacenza, Italy), particularly noted for his menswear. ...
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The stage was flooded in the Italian colours red, white, and green by the coloured spotlights at the top of the stadium as the entrance of the President of the International Olympic Committee Jacques Rogge and the President of Italy Carlo Azeglio Ciampi was announced. Bold textralf is gay IOC redirects here. ...
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Sustained drumbeats set a mood as three military police officers entered and retrieved the flag from Bruni and brought it to the flag pole.
The flag was raised by Giorgio Armani to the solo rendition of the Italian national anthem after a short pastoral orchestra introduction (as oppose to the usual marching introduction). Il Canto degli Italiani was performed by nine-year-old Eleonora Benetti wearing the Italian tricolour. Her verse ended as the choir joined in for the much more rapid refrain. Giorgio Armani is a famous Italian fashion designer particularly noted for his menswear. ...
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The Great Skier
- Artistic, 6m 10s
- 467 performers
- Direction: Doug Jack
- Choreography: Bryn Walters, Nikis Lagousakos, Claire Terri
- Segment coordinator: Annalisa Barbieri
- Original music: composed arranged and orchestrated by Michele Centonze in collaboration with Stefano Nanni
467 performers, each wearing one of the Olympic colours, then entered and created a ski jumper formation after the playing of the Italian national anthem. The choreography showed an animated ski jumper gliding down the slope, flying through the air and eventually landing on the ground. Puffs of air could be seen as the jumper prepared his jump. Performers carrying a blue banner then entered to show the skier gliding down the slope. The figure was lit up by flashlights in a formation of a ski jumper in flight. The ski jumper eventually made a telemark landing on the ground as performers released confetti and cheered as the segment came to a close. Ski jumping is a winter sport in which skiers go down a hill with a take-off ramp (the jump), attempting to go as far as possible. ...
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Olympic Spirit Citius, altius, fortius - Artistic, 6m 10s
- 149 performers
- Direction and choreography: Giulia Staccioli (Kataklò)
- Technical director: Richard Hartman
- Production director: Simone Masserini
- Segment coordinator: Vichi Lombardo
- Kataklò technical Coordinator: Andrea Zorzi
- Ground choreography: Bryn Walters
- Performer athletes: Maria Agatiello, Davide Agostini, Sara Bonarti,Ilaria Cinzia Cavagna, Mauro Maurizio Colucci, Valentina Marino, Giulia Piolanti, Stefano Pribaz, Davide Rabaioli, Marco Zanotti, Gabriele Zappa
- Original music: composed, arranged and orchestrated by Michele Centonze, in collaboration with Stefano Nanni
The Sparks of Passion reentered the stadium in this segment where the largest and tallest Olympic Rings for the Opening Ceremonies would be created. Acrobats could be seen maneuvering on three ring shaped frames floating up and down along four lattice columns on the opposite end of the stadium to the stage and the mosh pit. Dancers in red unitards below gyrated to pulsing beats as the theme of passion returned for this segment of the program. While the acrobats descended to the ground, two additional ring shaped frames were raised. The five circular frames were flipped vertically revealing the five Olympic Rings shimmering in light. The rings were then illuminated in the Olympic colours and the structure was lit up in fireworks. The black ring in the centre of the symbol was substituted with white since it is impossible to produce black light.
Heroes of Our Time The athletes' parade The national teams then entered underneath the five-ring structure in the traditional Parade of Nations. Like with all Olympic games, the first team to emerge was Greece, since it was the site of the Games of the I Olympiad, and the host nation Italy entered last. The rest of the nations entered following the alphabetical order according to the spelling of the country in Italian, the language of the host country. Art studio A studio is an artists workroom. ...
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The names of the nations were announced first in Italian, then in English and followed by French.
North Korea and South Korea marched together under the Unification Flag for the first time in the Winter Olympic Games. The two nations have been doing so since the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. North Korea, however, did not participate in the 2002 Winter Games in Salt Lake City. Altogether, 80 National Olympic Committees participated in the Games, an increase from 77 in the previous Winter Games. The Unification Flag is used to represent all of Korea when North and South Korea participate together in sporting events. ...
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The following table lists the countries and territories in the order of their entrance. It is worth noting that not all the athletes participated in the opening ceremonies, as some may have chosen to prepare themselves for races and competitions that were scheduled the very next morning. Other commitments may have prevented some athletes from participating in the parade. For example, most men's hockey teams would not arrive in Turin until the following week since most of the players are involved with the NHL. On the other hand, the parade includes officials, judges, coaches and other team staff. NHL can also be an abbreviation for National Historic Landmark or Non-Hodgkins lymphoma. ...
- ↑ The 2006 games were the first winter games in which these countries have participated.
- ↑ Alisa Camplin was Australia's first female gold medalist in the Winter Olympics.
- ↑ Canada will be the host of the 2010 Winter Olympics.
- ↑ Two hundred and twenty Canadian officials and coaches paraded into the stadium along with the athletes.
- ↑ China will be the host of the 2008 Summer Olympics
- ↑ Yang Yang (A) was China's first female flag bearer for the Olympics.
- ↑ In these games, Croatia received its first Olympic medal.
- ↑ Anne Abernathy was the oldest female competitor in these games.
- ↑ These flag bearers are also citizens of Canada.
- ↑ This young snowboarder replaced her older colleague Jagna Marczulajtis who was sick.
Neve and Gliz, the 2006 Olympics mascots, on display in Turin The 2006 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XX Olympic Winter Games, were held in Turin, Italy from February 10, 2006, through February 26, 2006. ...
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From Renaissance to Baroque - Artistic, 4m 12s
- 515 performers
- Direction and choreography: Monica Maimone
- Artistic direction: Valerio Festi
- Costumes: Gabriella Pescucci
- Segment coordinator: Nicola Tamburrano
- Producer: Alessandro Rossetti
- Set design: Roberto Rebaudengo
- Drammaturgy: Paolo Dalla Sega
- Flag wavers' coordinator: Stefano Mosele
- Flag wavers and musicians: F.I.SB. - Federazione Italiana Sbandieratori
- Original music: composed, arranged anc orchestrated by Michele Centonze, in collaboration with Stefano Nanni
After a short homage to Dante and The Divine Comedy, there were Renaissance and baroque displays, with an homage to Arcimboldo. A scene was based on the Birth of Venus painting. The role of Venus was played by Czech supermodel Eva Herzigová, emerging from a shell like in the Birth of Venus by Botticelli. A dance played a major part in the ceremony, as well as displays of flag waving and baroque bands. Sportscaster Bob Costas called it a celebration of the emergence from the dark days of the middle ages, embracing the intellectual pursuits of art, literature and music. Dante in a fresco series of famous men by Andrea del Castagno, ca. ...
Dante shown holding a copy of The Divine Comedy, next to the entrance to Hell, the seven terraces of Mount Purgatory and the city of Florence, with the spheres of Heaven above, in Michelinos fresco. ...
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Adoration, by Peter Paul Rubens. ...
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The Birth of Venus is a painting by Sandro Botticelli. ...
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The Birth of Venus is a painting by Sandro Botticelli. ...
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From Futurism to Future - Artistic, 9m 30s
- 205 performers and 24 bambolari
- Direction: Enzo Cosimi
- Futurist hero: Roberto Bolle
- Costumes and props: Daniela Dal Cin
- Segment coordinator: Nicola Tamburrano
- Set machine realization: Raoul Rossigni
- Music: composed and arranged by Ritchie Hawtin
The segment started with a modern ballet performance which led from a replica of Umberto Boccioni's sculpture "Unique Forms of Continuity in Space" to a celebration of Futurism. Roberto Bolle performed as lead in the dance part [1]. He represented the futuristic hero, dancing with other mechanical dancers to show modernity, technology, and speed. The second part was performed by kung-fu athletes representing futuristic soldiers, while in the final section a group of bodybuilders pushed 6 motorbikes in the center of the stadium, thus emphasizing the role played by speed and technology in Futurism. The Waltz of the Snowflakes from Tchaikovskys The Nutcracker. ...
An image derived from Boccionis Unique Forms of Continuity in Space appears on an Italian 20 cent (euro) coin. ...
// Early years Futurism was a 20th century art movement. ...
// Early years Futurism was a 20th century art movement. ...
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Pit Stop - Artistic, about 4m
- Driver: Luca Badoer
- Note: this segment was kept secret before the Ceremony and is not reported in the official programme
Italian driver Luca Badoer drove a red Ferrari F1 car bearing only the Olympic Rings, Torino 2006 name and Italian tricolore to the centre of the stadium, performing 'donuts' and revving the V10 engine for a few minutes. Luca Badoer (born January 25, 1971 in Montebelluna, Italy) is a Formula One driver who has raced for the BMS Scuderia Italia, Minardi and Forti Corse teams. ...
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Words and Symbols Address by the President of the Organising Committee
Address by the President of the International Olympic Committee
President of the Republic of Italy: Opening of the Games
Olympic Anthem
Entry of the Olympic Flag
Olympic Oath
- Protocol, 20m
- 264 performers
- Choreography: Doug Jack
- Olympic flag coordinator: Nicoletta Mantovani
- Protocolcoordinator: Sigrid Guillion Mangilli
- Protocol segment Coordinator: Pamela Allvin
After the Parade of Nations had concluded and the athletes were gathered in the center of the stadium, two short speeches in Italian, French and English were delivered.
The first speech came from Valentino Castellani, the chief organizer of the Torino 2006 Olympic Games. He declared the industrial city "the world capital of sports" during the Olympics.
Valentino Castellani was followed by International Olympic Committee President Jacques Rogge, who told the Olympic athletes, "Your achievements will inspire and motivate future generations," before adding, "Please compete cleanly, without using doping." Rogge also hoped for peace during his short speech. "Our world today is in need of peace and brotherhood, the values of the Olympic Games," he said. "May these Games be held in peace in the true spirit of the Olympic Truce." Bold textralf is gay IOC redirects here. ...
Jacques Rogge (born May 2, 1942) is a Belgian orthopaedic surgeon and has been the president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) since 2001. ...
Rogge then introduced Italian President Carlo Azeglio Ciampi, who declared the games officially open. This is the list of Presidents of the Italian Republic with the title since 1948. ...
Carlo Azeglio Ciampi (born 9 December 1920 in Livorno) is an Italian politician and banker who has been both Prime Minister of Italy and President of the Italian Republic. ...
Following the trend set from the selection of eight personalities representing the five continents and the three pillars of Olympism at the Salt Lake 2002 Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony, the flag was brought this time into the stadium by eight women[2]: The Salt Lake Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is Salt Lake Citys top tourist draw. ...
The 2002 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XIX Olympic Winter Games, were held in 2002 in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. ...
The Olympic flag was then handed over to eight members of the Alpini, an Italian infantry unit, who raised the flag while the Olympic Anthem was played. Loren in De Sica’s Two Women, 1960 Alfred Eisenstaedts portrait of Sophia Loren, September 16, 1966. ...
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The Olympic symbols are various logos, icons, flags and symbols used by the International Olympic Committee for various aspects related to the promotion of the olympism around the world. ...
The Alpini are a highly decorated elite infantry corps of the Italian Army. ...
The Olympic Hymn, also known informally as the Olympic Anthem, is a musical piece composed by Spyros Samaras with words taken by a poem of the Greek poet and writer Kostis Palamas. ...
Italian skier Giorgio Rocca recited the Olympic Oath on behalf of all the athletes from the podium followed by Fabio Bianchetti from the International Skating Union reading the oath on behalf of all judges. Interestingly it was in the last Winter Games that a scandalous judging controversy was revealed involving the Canadian pair of Jamie Salé and David Pelletier and a French judge who manipulated results to award the Russian pairs a gold medal. Giorgio Rocca (August 6, 1975, Chur, Switzerland) is an Italian Alpine skier, a specialist of Slalom skiing. ...
The Olympic Oath is taken by an athlete and a judge at the opening ceremonies of the Olympic Games. ...
Fabio Bianchetti is a member of the International Skating Union Technical Committee. ...
The International Skating Union (ISU) is the international governing body for competitive ice skating disciplines, including figure skating, synchronized skating, speed skating, and short track speed skating. ...
(Redirected from 2002 Winter Olympic Games) The XIX Olympic Winter Games were held in 2002 in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. ...
Jamie Salé and David Pelletier Jamie Salé was born April 21, 1977, in Calgary, Alberta She is a Canadian pairs figure skater who partners with David Pelletier. ...
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Peace The Dove
A Song of Peace
- Protocol, 6m
- 40 performers
- Direction and choreography: Ivan Manzoni
- Segment coordinator: Vichi Lombardo
- Original music: composed, arranged anc orchestrated by Michele Centonze, in collaboration with Stefano Nanni
Twenty-eight acrobats climbed on a net set up on the main stage and executed their choreographed manoeuvres, spinning and flipping to the music. At the end of the routine they all came together and formed the shape of a dove, the symbol of peace, to a roaring cheer from the crowd. Look up Acrobat in Wiktionary, the free dictionary Acrobat may refer to— someone who practices acrobatics. ...
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Widely-recognized peace symbol Peace is commonly understood to mean the Other definitions include freedom from disputes, harmonious relations and the absence of mental stress or anxiety, as the meaning of the word changes with context. ...
Yoko Ono, dressed in white like many of the people in the ceremony (the spectators were provided with, and most wore, a white poncho, symbolizing the snow which makes the Winter Olympics possible (and which was rarely seen in the previous years in Piedmont)), then entered and read a free verse poem from a prepared script calling for peace in the world. She called for "taking action" to spread peace. Ono's poem served as an introduction to a rendition of her late husband John Lennon's Imagine by Peter Gabriel. Yoko Ono in 2005 Yoko Ono Lennon (born February 18, 1933) is a Japanese-American musician and artist who has lived most of her life in the United States. ...
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// John Lennon Song Imagine is a utopian song written and performed by John Lennon, which appears on his 1971 album Imagine. ...
Cover art from the album So, Gabriels biggest commercial success Peter Brian Gabriel (born February 13, 1950, in Chobham, Surrey, England) is a British musician. ...
Light the Passion Arrival of the Flame
Lighting of the Cauldron
The Olympic System
- Protocol, 6m 20s
- Choreography: Doug Jack
- Cauldron and torch design: Pininfarina
- Original music: "Olimpia", composed, arranged anc orchestrated by Michele Centonze
The Olympic Torch entered the stadium in the hand of Alberto Tomba, who then passed the flame to the hands of the 1994 men's Italian ski relay team. The flame was then passed to Piero Gros, then Deborah Compagnoni before the Olympic Flame was lit by former Italian cross-country skier Stefania Belmondo. Belmondo paused to show the torch to the cheering crowd one last time before placing it on the arched lighting apparatus. The flame initiated a series of fireworks before lighting the top of the 57-meter high Olympic Flame, the highest in the history of the Olympic Winter Games.[14] The Pininfarina badge See also Battista Pininfarina, founder of the company, and his son, Sergio Pininfarina Carrozzeria Pininfarina is an automobile coachbuilder and specialty vehicle maker in Turin, Italy. ...
The olympic flame at the Athens 2004 Summer Olympics The Olympic Flame or Olympic Fire is a symbol of the Olympic Games. ...
Alberto Tomba (born December 19, 1966, Castel de Britti, San Lazzaro di Savena, Bologna), popularly called Tomba la Bomba (Tomba the Bomb), is a retired professional alpine skier of Italian nationality. ...
The XVII Olympic Winter Games were held in 1994 in Lillehammer, Norway. ...
Piero Gros (October 30, 1954, Sauze dOulx, Province of Turin) is a former Italian Alpine Skiing champion who won one gold medal at the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, as well as one Alpine Skiing World Cup in 1974. ...
Deborah Compagnoni (born June 4, 1970, Santa Caterina Valfurva, province of Sondrio) is a former Italian Alpine skier who won three gold medals at the 1992, 1994 and 1998 Winter Olympics. ...
The Olympic Flame at the Athens 2004 Summer Olympics The Olympic Flame, Olympic Fire, Olympic Torch, Olympic Light, Olympic Eye, and Olympic Sun is a symbol of the Olympic Games. ...
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The Olympic Flame at the Athens 2004 Summer Olympics The Olympic Flame, Olympic Fire, Olympic Torch, Olympic Light, Olympic Eye, and Olympic Sun is a symbol of the Olympic Games. ...
A runner carries the Olympic torch The Winter Olympic Games, Winter Olympics for short but more correctly The Olympic Winter Games, are the cold-weather counterpart to the Summer Olympic Games. ...
Fortissimo Allegro with Fire - Artistic, 7min
- Direction: Marco Balich
- Chandelier design: Jacopo Foggini
- Pyrotechnical effects: Christophe Berthonneau
- Segment coordinator: Vichi Lombardo
After the largest curtain yet to be built revealed him on the stage, Italian tenor Luciano Pavarotti, wearing a black cape embroidered with silver Olympic rings, ended the ceremony by singing Giacomo Puccini's well-known aria Nessun Dorma from the opera Turandot, which ends with the victorious line "At dawn, I shall win!" Pavarotti's performance caused NBC Olympic commentator Brian Williams to proclaim "And the master brings the house down." Indeed, the tenor's performance received the longest and loudest ovation of the opening ceremony from the international crowd. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...
Interior of the 1928 B. F. Keith Memorial Theatre, Boston, Massachusetts. ...
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Luciano Pavarotti Luciano Pavarotti (born October 12, 1935), an Italian tenor, is one of the most famous living singers, not only in the world of opera, but across all genres. ...
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Nessun dorma is an aria from the final Act of Giacomo Puccinis opera Turandot. ...
Turandot is an opera in three acts by Giacomo Puccini, to an Italian libretto by Giuseppe Adami and Renato Simoni, based on the play Turandot by Carlo Gozzi. ...
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Security measures Security was present at the Opening Ceremony as has become the norm for the Olympics. Organizers have stepped up the security measures [15] in connection with the contemporary Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons controversy and they insisted that the Olympic Games are going to be safe. The controversial cartoons of Muhammad, first published in Jyllands-Posten in September 2005. ...
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One of the Black September terrorists on the balcony of the Israeli team quarters at the Olympic village The Munich Massacre occurred during the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, Germany, when members of the Israeli Olympic team were taken hostage by the Palestinian terrorist organization Black September, a group with...
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Dignitaries and other officials in attendance Aside from celebrities participating in the ceremonies and members of the International Olympic Committee, the following dignitaries and officials associated with the Olympic movement were in attendance. // Current Members of the International Olympic Committee Honorary Members of the International Olympic Committee Former Members of the International Olympic Committee Categories: Olympics ...
- Gianna Angelopoulos-Daskalaki, Organizer of the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Cherie Blair, Wife of British Prime Minister Tony Blair
- Laura Bush, First Lady of the United States, and her daughter Barbara
- Harald V and Queen Sonja, King and Queen of Norway
- Horst Köhler, President of Germany
- Kazimierz Marcinkiewicz, Prime Minister of Poland
- Rita Levi-Montalcini, Nobel prize winning physiologist
- Luca di Montezemolo, President and CEO of Ferrari and chairman of FIAT
- Mitt Romney, Organizer of the 2002 Winter Olympics, and Governor of Massachusetts
- Matti Vanhanen, Prime Minister of Finland
- Gordon Campbell, Premier of British Columbia, host Canadian province of the 2010 Winter Olympics
Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi was absent. Gianna Angelopoulos-Daskalaki (born Gianna Daskalaki on December 12, 1955 in Heraklion, Crete) is a Greek politician and business woman. ...
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See also The Closing Ceremony of the 2006 Winter Olympics took place on February 26, 2006 beginning at 20:00 CET (19:00 UTC) at the Stadio Olimpico in Turin, Italy. ...
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