Bryn Terfel

Bryn Terfel, the Welsh-speaking bass-baritone from a farming family in Gwynedd, ran the Faenol Festival near Bangor for more than a decade from 2000, bringing international opera singers and Welsh performers together in north Wales. He still sings Welsh hymns and folk songs on the world's stages and supports young singers through his foundation. He is the rare opera star whose home audience matters as much as the Met.