A promise from the past gives performers a future
OPERATIC legend Dr Veronica Dunne has kept her promise. A lively octogenarian, she works tirelessly to ensure vocal talent gets its chance. “I vowed I’d give something back to Ireland, and I did,” she says.
That “something” became the triennial international competition that bears her name. It draws young singers of all operatic disciplines to Dublin’s National Concert Hall. This year has the largest ever number of applicants: more than 80 competitors from 30 countries. As a member of the World Federation of International Music Competitions, it is among the most respected of opera-singing contests, with a prize fund of €30,000 and a dozen awards, including engagements at Wigmore Hall, London, and the Wexford Festival Opera.
