The Opening Ceremony of London Olympics 2012 will take place in London, United Kingdom on 27 July. It has been officially named as "The Isles of Wonder".

The London Summer Olympics 2012 will continue till 12 August 2012. So if you are wondering to what date do the London 2012 Olympic Games Opening Ceremony to be Celebrated, here is the answer: 27 July 2012 at 9pm.

Oscar winner director Danny Boyle is the artistic director of opening ceremony of 2012 Summer Olympics. The music directors are Rick Smith and Karl Hyde.

Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh will officially open the games.

900 school children will perform in the opening ceremony. It is expected that billions of people will watch it on television worldwide.

Olympic Flame will be passed through the athletes to the final Torchbearer, who will ceremoniously light the Cauldron. This will indicate official beginning of the Games. It will continue to burn throughout the Games.

During the television coverage of opening ceremony, a short film featuring Daniel Craig as secret agent James Bond will also be shown.

During the parade as per custom Greece will lead, followed by other countries in alphabetical order and at last the host nation Great Britain.

Muse (an English band) has given the official song "Survival" for London Olympics 2012. It will be broadcasted during the opening and in the period before medal ceremonies.

Organizers have also planned two rehearsals of the opening ceremony in the Olympic Stadium, Stratford, London. It will begin at 8.12pm (20:12) on Friday 27 July before the ceremony itself begins at 9pm.

Ceremony will conclude by around 12am. Organizers are hoping that it will have 80,000 spectators.

Danny Boyle has said, "Our Isles of Wonder salutes and celebrates the exuberant creativity of the British genius in an Opening Ceremony that we hope will be as unpredictable and inventive as the British people".

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