{"id":23292,"date":"2025-12-16T05:47:10","date_gmt":"2025-12-16T05:47:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cnews.topnewsource.com\/?p=23292"},"modified":"2025-12-16T05:47:10","modified_gmt":"2025-12-16T05:47:10","slug":"mariah-carey-confirmed-as-first-star-performer-for-milano-cortina-2026-winter-olympics-opening-ceremony","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cnews.topnewsource.com\/?p=23292","title":{"rendered":"Mariah Carey Confirmed as First Star Performer for Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-path-to-node=\"1\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span dir=\"auto\">Global pop icon Mariah Carey has been announced as the first major international star to perform at the <\/span><b><span dir=\"auto\">Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony<\/span><\/b><span dir=\"auto\"> . The 56-year-old singer, famous for hits like &#8220;All I Want for Christmas is You,&#8221; will bring American pop-star pedigree to the event.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"2\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span dir=\"auto\">The local organizing committee confirmed the news on Monday, stating that Carey is set to take the stage at Milan&#8217;s <\/span><b><span dir=\"auto\">San Siro soccer stadium<\/span><\/b><span dir=\"auto\"> on <\/span><b><span dir=\"auto\">February 6, 2026<\/span><\/b><span dir=\"auto\"> . Organizers emphasize that Carey &#8220;fully represents the emotional atmosphere that accompanies the run-up to the Games&#8221; and aligns with the ceremony&#8217;s central theme of <\/span><b><span dir=\"auto\">Harmony<\/span><\/b><span dir=\"auto\"> (Armonia).<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"3\"><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">The Games will be spread across northern Italy, and the opening celebrations reflect this wide reach:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul data-path-to-node=\"4\">\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"4,0,0\"><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">The main ceremony will be held at the San Siro in Milan, with a capacity of 60,000 spectators.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"4,1,0\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span dir=\"auto\">Simultaneous, smaller opening ceremonies are planned to be held in three mountain clusters: <\/span><b><span dir=\"auto\">Cortina<\/span><\/b><span dir=\"auto\"> , <\/span><b><span dir=\"auto\">Predazzo<\/span><\/b><span dir=\"auto\"> , and <\/span><b><span dir=\"auto\">Livigno<\/span><\/b><span dir=\"auto\"> , ensuring all athletes can participate in the Parade of Nations regardless of their competition location.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"4,2,0\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span dir=\"auto\">For the first time, the Olympic flame will burn in two locations: at the <\/span><b><span dir=\"auto\">Arco della Pace<\/span><\/b><span dir=\"auto\"> in central Milan and in <\/span><b><span dir=\"auto\">Cortina&#8217;s main Piazza Dibona<\/span><\/b><span dir=\"auto\"> .<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"5\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span dir=\"auto\">In other ceremony news, internationally acclaimed ballet star <\/span><b><span dir=\"auto\">Roberto Bolle<\/span><\/b><span dir=\"auto\"> will headline the <\/span><b><span dir=\"auto\">Closing Ceremony<\/span><\/b><span dir=\"auto\"> , which is scheduled for <\/span><b><span dir=\"auto\">Verona&#8217;s ancient Roman Arena<\/span><\/b><span dir=\"auto\"> on <\/span><b><span dir=\"auto\">February 22, 2026<\/span><\/b><span dir=\"auto\"> .<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Global pop icon Mariah Carey has been announced as the first major international star to perform at the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony . The 56-year-old singer, famous for hits like &#8220;All I Want for Christmas is You,&#8221; will bring American pop-star pedigree to the event. The local organizing committee confirmed the news&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pagelayer_contact_templates":[],"_pagelayer_content":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-23292","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cnews.topnewsource.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23292","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cnews.topnewsource.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cnews.topnewsource.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cnews.topnewsource.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cnews.topnewsource.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=23292"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/cnews.topnewsource.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23292\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cnews.topnewsource.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=23292"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cnews.topnewsource.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=23292"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cnews.topnewsource.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=23292"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}