Mariah, Pausini, Ghali: videos of the Olympics ceremony
It ended at opening ceremony of the Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Gamesand as per tradition, music plays a great role in the show, al Milan San Siro Olympic Stadiumas it was renamed for the occasion. As widely announced on stage, among others Mariah Carey, Andrea Bocelli, Laura Pausini and Ghali. These are the videos of the performances.
Mariah Carey sings “In the blue, painted blue”
The Italian anthem sung by Laura Pausini
Ghali and Rodari
After the controversies of the last few days, the performance of Ghali: the reading of “Reminder”, a poem by Gianni Rodari against the war, in different languages, accompanied by a dance troupe. In the RAI live broadcast, Ghali was not featured in the foreground or mentioned in the commentary.
Reminder – Gianni Rodari
There are things to do every day:
wash, study, play,
prepare the table,
at noon.
There are things to do at night:
close your eyes, sleep,
have dreams to dream,
ears so as not to hear.
There are things you should never do,
neither day nor night,
neither by sea nor by land:
for example, war
Bocelli (and Mace)
Bocelli instead she sang “Nessun dorma”, while Cecilia Bartoli sang the Olympic anthem accompanied by the pianist Lang Lang. Also present Macewho did the DJ set during the delegations’ exit, while his “Espansione” provided soundtracks for part of Sabrina Impacciatore’s performance on the history of the Olympics.
The ceremony involved 1200 performers volunteers, including dancers from the Accademia del Teatro alla Scala, professional dancers and people who have dedicated weeks of preparation to the show, and a cast from 27 different countries with ages ranging from 10 to 70 years. 5000 athletes who marched, including guests from other sports that were not strictly winter such as world volleyball champions or former footballers (Bergomi and Baresi, who carried the Olympic torch into the stadium). The soundtracks of the show have seen busy 500 musicianswhile 1400 is the number of various costumes that will be seen worn on stage, among 1000 props.
