During the Opening event on July 6, 2016 in the Bolshoy Ice Dome in Sochi the 9th World Choir Games 2016 were ceremonially opened with an impressive show, organized by the Russian host city Sochi. Participants from 76 nations as well as the organizer INTERKULTUR were warmly welcomed by the deputy minister of culture of the Russian Federation, Alexander Zhuravskiy, and the mayor of Sochi, Anatoly Pakhomov.
