1992 Summer Olympics opening ceremony

The opening ceremony of the 1992 Summer Olympics took place on the evening of Saturday 25 July 1992 at Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, during which the Games were formally opened by King Juan Carlos I. As mandated by the Olympic Charter, the proceedings combined the formal and ceremonial opening of this international sporting event, including welcoming speeches, hoisting of the flags and the parade of athletes, with an artistic spectacle to showcase the host nation's culture and history.

The ceremony began at 20:00 CEST and lasted just over three hours.By a purely creative decision, this was the first Summer Olympics opening ceremony since Los Angeles 1984 to be held at dusk in the host city.This revolutionized the production of various shows around the world, since during the cultural segments natural light was the protagonist and during the protocol it was artificial light that stood out give it more spectacularity, something that has become a standard since then. It was watched by an estimated worldwide television audience of 3.5 billion and had a total cost of 2.8 billion pesetas (€16.8 million). It was the largest gathering of international dignitaries for an Olympic –and sporting– event until then.

The ceremony was conceived by publicists Luis Bassat and Pepo Sol.Raising certain controversies was up to the group La Fura dels Baus,the performance of an allegory about of the greek myth who led creation of the Mediterranean Sea and resulted on the founding of the city of Barcelona. Greek mezzo-soprano Agnes Baltsa sang "Hellenism" as the Olympic flag was taken around the stadium. Alfredo Kraus sang the Olympic Hymn as the flag was hoisted. The Olympic flame cauldron was lit by a flaming arrow, shot by Paralympic archer Antonio Rebollo. which was the original design of the lighting scheme.