Renowned Welsh bass-baritone Bryn Terfel has been described by The Sunday Telegraph as "a force of nature." Terfel rose to prominence when he won the Lieder Prize in the 1989 Cardiff Singer of the World Competition and has since performed in all the great opera houses of the world. He is especially recognised for his portrayals of Figaro, Falstaff, Wotan, Méphistophélès, Don Giovanni and Leporello. In September 2011 Terfel joined Andrea Bocelli for an open-air concert at New York City's Central Park, where he performed for over 70,000 people. Three months later, he opened the season in La Scala as Leporello in Mozart's Don Giovanni.