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Wangari Maathai - 2004 Nobel Peace Prize Ceremony

Children from the Norwegian branch of the Save the Children Fund welcome the 2004 Nobel Laureate, Wangari Maathai.

During the ceremony, Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli sings Schubert's "Ave Maria."

The head of the Nobel Committee reads the citation.

Kenyan dancers honor the Laureate during the ceremony.

A Kenyan soprano living in Norway serenades the Laureate with classical lieder and Kenyan folksongs.

The 2004 Laureate with the Crown Prince and King and Queen of Norway.

A torchlight procession outside the Grand Hotel in downtown Oslo.

Children gather for a children's concert in honor of the 2004 Laureate.

The performance reflects the world's diversity.

The Laureate thanks the children.

Oprah Winfrey, Tom Cruise, Wangari Maathai, and her children Muta and Wanjira before the Nobel Peace Prize concert.

Baaba Maal from Senegal at the Nobel Peace Prize concert.

Suzzana Owiyo from Kenya at the Nobel Peace Prize concert.

Patti LaBelle at the Nobel Peace Prize concert.

Oprah Winfrey, Wangari Maathai, and Tom Cruise on stage at the Nobel Peace Prize concert.

The 2004 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate.

Delivering the homily in church in Oslo on Sunday morning.

Reflecting on the man who began it all.