The opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games promises originality and spectacularity. Although all the details were not disclosed so as not to spoil the surprise effect, clues were given as to what the spectacle that will take place tomorrow will be like.
For the first time in modern Olympic history, the opening ceremony will not take place in a stadium. Various landmarks in the French capital will be the setting for the start of the Games, which will end on August 11.
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Instead of marching through the main stadium as usual, the athletes from the participating countries will sail on 85 barges and boats along a six-kilometre stretch of the Seine, ending at the Trocadero, with the Eiffel Tower in the background.
POV: You're an athlete at the #Olympics Opening Ceremony. 👀#Paris2024 is revolutionising Olympic Summer Games history with the first-ever ceremony outside a stadium. Welcome to the Seine.#MoreThanSport #OlympicGames @Paris2024 pic.twitter.com/AJjDKXin0Z
— The Olympic Games (@Olympics) July 25, 2024
As is customary, the entire ceremony will be accompanied by a show of music, staging and performances that seek to convey a message. The main person responsible for this show is the French theatre director Thomas Jolly, who said that his work will be a celebration of cultural, linguistic, religious and sexual diversity.
Notre-Dame Cathedral, which is being rebuilt after a massive fire in 2019, is expected to be honoured. A light show and musical numbers are also expected.
🔥 It's tomorrow! Let's repeat it together. The #Paris2024 Opening Ceremony is tomorrow!!! 😍
What are your plans for watching it? #Paris2024 @Paris2024 pic.twitter.com/etqMVnjjft
— The Olympic Games (@Olympics) July 25, 2024
In the last few hours, it has been revealed that Lady Gaga and Celine Dion will participate in a duet, with a high probability that they will perform La Vie en Rose , the song by Édith Piaf that has become one of the anthems of French music. The Franco-Malian R&B star Aya Nakamura will also probably perform.
The ceremony is scheduled to start at 7:30 p.m. local time (2:30 p.m. in Brasilia) and could last up to six hours. Security will also be a priority, especially in the presence of presidents and heads of state, and authorities have already arranged for some 45,000 security officers to be on duty.
