Two special guests were at a special service of music and readings to close the 2025 Llangollen International Eisteddfod held at St Collen's Church this morning (Sunday)
Led by priest-in-charge Father Lee Taylor, the congregation included Nicoletta Mantovani, widow of opera legend Luciano Pavarotti, who has been on a visit to the Eisteddfod to mark the late maestro's close association with the festival at which he first sang as a choir member in 1955 and where he returned to perform an historic concert in 1995. This year would also have been his 90th birthday.
On Friday she unveiled a 60-metre chalk statue of him on the hillside leading up to Castell Dinas Bran and presented the Pavarotti Trophy to the winners of the Eisteddfod's Choir of World competition last night. This evening she will return to the Pavilion stage to hand over the trophy to the winner of the Pendine Voice of the Future Competition.
Also in this morning's congregation was Sir Terry Waite who for many years was Eisteddfod president and who received a warm welcome when he came into church to site beside Nicoletta on the front pew.
During the service there was music from Coral Divo Canto from Portugal who competed at the festival this year.
* Father Lee Taylor gives his address.
* The Rev (Squadron Leader) Rebekah Canon, an Eisteddfod trustee board member, reads a lesson.
* Former Eisteddfod chair Gareth Davies also read a lesson.
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