They thought green areas were better maintained than 10-years-ago but would choose north Wales-born Bryn Terfel as their ambassador.

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They would choose Aneurin Bevan and Bryn Terfel as ambassadors for the north and see the Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Llangollen Bridge as their heritage icons.

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Welsh baritone Bryn Terfel is among those shortlisted for best male singer, alongside tenors Aleksandrs Antonenko, Piotr Beczala, Joseph Calleja, Jonas Kaufmann and bass-baritone Luca Pisaroni.

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She topped the bill at the opening of the Welsh Assembly in 1999, and performed the anthem World In Union with Bryn Terfel for the Rugby World Cup in 2000.

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Opera singer Bryn Terfel is already booked to launch the WMC on 26 November, with the line-up also including Charlotte Church, Matthew Rhys, Sian Phillips, Ruthie Henshall and Jonathan Pryce.

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The composer, who has worked with the likes of opera singer Bryn Terfel and the Royal Ballet, is also concerned that poorer families could miss out, with only wealthy parents able to afford music lessons.

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And a host of music stars including Bryn Terfel, Katherine Jenkins and rock band Super Furry Animals wrote to the then First Minister Rhodri Morgan in 2006 urging an end to the "postcode lottery" for music lessons.

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Briefing the US media on the 2010 Ryder Cup golf tournament alongside Celtic Manor venue supremo Sir Terry Matthews, Mr Morgan and a concert by Welsh baritone Bryn Terfel in New York's Carnegie Hall are on the agenda.

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