Internationally renowned operatic tenor John Treleaven will be joining choirs from around the world for the spectacular launch of the Cornwall International Male Voice Choral Festival at Truro Cathedral on Thursday 30 April.

The event heralds five days and nights of song right across Cornwall as choirs of all ages and nationalities gather for the largest Festival of its kind in Europe. More than 3000 singers in 70 choirs will be taking part in 60 concerts and celebrations in 50 venues from Bude to Penzance, Torpoint to Porthleven and everywhere in between - ensuring everyone has a world class event near them between 30 April and 4 May.

Choirs from Canada and the USA, Russia and the Czech Republic, Lithuania, Estonia, Germany, Spain and Switzerland as well as those closer to home from Wales and Scotland, England and Cornwall itself will be performing throughout the festival to more than 40,000 people.

The International Gala Concerts at Truro Cathedral and the Hall for Cornwall create a cultural hub for the Festival, with Monday's grand finale at the Hall for Cornwall including singers from Lithuania, the USA and Russia joining Cornwall's own Trelawny Male Choir – made up of singers from across the Duchy - for a rousing end to the biggest ever Cornwall International Male Voice Choral Festival.

“Alongside our major International competitions and Gala Concerts in Truro our Festival is completely inclusive and we spread the joy of this wonderful event right across Cornwall,” says Festival Director Peter Davies. “Every community will have easy access to some world-class singing and we hope people will flock to show their appreciation for so much home-grown and international talent.”

Details of dozens of daytime concerts in gardens, schools and picturesque spots from Caerhays and Pendennis Castles to Land's End and the Minack Theatre, Heartlands, Trebah and the Eden Project can be found at www.cimvcf.org.uk along with full details of the International and Regional Galas outlined below.

Concert tickets for this seventh biennial Cornwall International Male Voice Choral Festival can be purchased through the Festival website (which also has details of local box offices) or directly via www.hallforcornwall.org.uk. Tickets for the International Galas at Truro Cathedral and the Hall for Cornwall cost from £14, Regional Galas are all £8.

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