Festival founder Bryn Terfel

The T�n Y Ddraig (Dragon's Fire) Welsh music evening brought down the curtain on this year's Faenol Festival.

The brainchild of Welsh opera star Bryn Terfel, the festival began on Saturday with a performance by West End star Elaine Page who was followed on Sunday by Spanish tenor Jos� Carreras, who attracted a sell-out crowd.

Over the three days of the festival, at the Faenol Estate at the foot of Mount Snowdon in Gwynedd, more than 20,000 attended.

Monday's finale saw the first live performance of the charity record Another Day, which was recorded earlier in the year to support the work of the Ty Hafan and Ty Gobaith children's hospices.

It's always a very special night for me and gives me a chance to let my hair down and perform with some of my childhood heroes Bryn Terfel

Most of the original recording stars, including Sh�n Cothi, Caryl Parry Jones, Bryn F�n and Dafydd Iwan, performed alongside Terfel on the evening or added to the performance by video on big screens.

Terfel said: "This year's T�n Y Ddraig is a wonderful mixture of music that will appeal across the board.

"It's always a very special night for me and gives me a chance to let my hair down and perform with some of my childhood heroes and true legends of Welsh music.

"To be able to feature international artists of the calibre of Jos� Carreras and Elaine Paige each year is a true recognition of our growing status on the international festival circuit," added Terfel.