Opening Ceremony dance pays homage to Italian history

2026 Milan Cortina Opening Ceremony dance sequence

By NBC Olympics

Published February 6, 2026 4:25 pm

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Catch the Opening Ceremony dance sequence inspired by Milan’s legendary opera house, La Scala, and by the work of Italian sculptor Antonio Canova, whose sculpture “Psyche Revived by Cupid’s Kiss” is in the Louvre.

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