Participants from more than fifty countries have travelled to Llangollen for the 60th International Music Eisteddfod, which began yesterday with a concert by baritone Bryn Terfel as the main event of the day - it is his first appearance at the festival in a decade. The event, which runs until the 9 Jul, will conclude with a gala concert featuring Katherine Jenkins, in her Eisteddfod debut, accompanied by the National Symphony Orchestra.
The Eisteddfod, a festival of music, dance and song, has previously featured performances from the likes of Lesley Garrett, Nigel Kennedy, James Galway and Shirley Bassey, and it received a Nobel Peace Prize nomination in 2004.