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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 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.
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.
There were sentiments of self-conceit amongst TOROC for not including a tribute section during the Opening Ceremonies honoring the Past Host Cities of the previous installments of the Olympic Winter Games that was the very first part of the XIX Olympic Winter Games that had been held in Salt Lake City, Utah on February 8, 2002.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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, singer and future French first lady Carla Bruni carrying a folded Italian flag. Bruni wore a sparkling gown by Giorgio Armani, inspired by crystal and ice.
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.
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.
Torino Olympic City
XX Olympic Winter Games
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.
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
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