All eyes will be in London tonight at 9 local time (11 GMT) and the opening ceremony of the 30th Olympiad, which officially begins …
The ceremony, entitled "The islands Wonderland» (Isles of Wonder) and cost 27 million pounds, hopes to "cross" the British history and to "marry" with the modern image of the country.
The Olympic Stadium in London will be transformed into a huge farm. Children will sing church hymns and a song for every part of Britain (Scotland, England, Wales, Ireland), while expressly ordered by actors excerpts from works of Shakespeare.