US EditionIn the Rehearsal Tent: Here's What Makes the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony Special
Some 1,200 volunteers and dancers rehearse up to nine hours daily for the ceremony themed 'Harmony,' with 60,000 expected live attendees, organizers said.
- On Jan. 24, 2026, rehearsals in a tent next to San Siro prepared volunteers, dancers and stars for the Milan Cortina 2026 opening ceremony, billed as the Games' most-watched moment.
- About 1,200 volunteers have been rehearsing since November in the tent configured to mark the actual stage, and the cast includes community figures plus Fostis Siadimas, a 2004 Athens opening-ceremony veteran.
- A wardrobe room holding 1,400 costumes supports seamstresses and tailors making adjustments, while classically trained dancers from La Scala's academy rehearsed choreography mimicking Nordic walkers and skaters inside the mock stage tent.
- Some 60,000 people are expected to attend the ceremony live in San Siro, while millions will watch on official broadcasters, organizers say, with the Parade of Athletes beamed from three other venues including Cortina.
- Amid global violence, organizers emphasize the theme 'Harmony' and highlight the Olympic Truce concept, noting the Paralympics close March 15 and two cauldrons at Arco della Pace and Cortina.
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In the rehearsal tent: Here’s what makes the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics opening ceremony special
Inside a cavernous tent near Milan’s San Siro stadium, classically trained dancers from La Scala’s academy mimicked Nordic walkers and figure skaters during a rehearsal Saturday for the opening number of the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics opening ceremony, which will take place on Feb. 6.
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In the rehearsal tent: Here's what makes the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics opening ceremony special
Classically trained dancers from La Scala’s academy are rehearsing for the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony.
The world-renowned artists in their respective fields, the mezzo-soprano Cecilia Bartoli and the pianist Lang Lang will be on stage at the Stade San Siro on February 06 at the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games in Milan-Cortina 2026. Consecrating the return of the Olympic rings on Italian soil, twenty years after the edition...
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