Next Competition: 25–30 August 2022
The Friends of the Vocal Arts Committee, hosts of the Veronica Dunne International Singing Competition, are pleased to announce that the 10th Competition will take place on 25–30 August 2022 in Dublin.
Next Competition: 25–30 August 2022
The Friends of the Vocal Arts Committee, hosts of the Veronica Dunne International Singing Competition, are pleased to announce that the 10th Competition will take place on 25–30 August 2022 in Dublin.
Next Competition: 25–30 August 2022
The Friends of the Vocal Arts Committee, hosts of the Veronica Dunne International Singing Competition, are pleased to announce that the 10th Competition will take place on 25–30 August 2022 in Dublin.
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Our 2019 highlights
Since 1995 the competition continues to give young singers the opportunity to compete at the highest international level. Here we catch up with some of the people involved in this year’s competition, including Artistic Director Veronica Dunne, Artistic Administrator Dearbhla Collins, inaugural winner Orla Boylan, Wigmore Hall Director John Gilhooly and our winner from 2019, UK Bass William Thomas.
Applications to the 2019 Competition are now closed
Our 2022 Jury
MEET THIS YEAR’S COMPETITION JURY
We are proud to introduce our distinguished Jury members – find out more about them.
Jane Carty
CHAIR OF THE JURY
Richard Bonynge AC CBE
CONDUCTOR
Tara Erraught
MEZZO SOPRANO
Christina Scheppelmann
GENERAL DIRECTOR, SEATTLE OPERA
David Gowland
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR, JETTE PARKER YOUNG ARTISTS PROGRAMME, ROYAL OPERA HOUSE
Isla Mundell-Perkins
CASTING DIRECTOR, STAATSOPER HAMBURG
Jonathan Friend
ARTISTIC ADVISOR, METROPOLITAN OPERA HOUSE, NEW YORK
Dr. Ralph Strehle
Dr. Ralph Strehle, our resident performance coach, will be on hand throughout the Competition to have one to one sessions with all competitors before they perform/ after they perform. These sessions are free and will be entirely private and in confidence. Dr. Strehle, who is also Director of Mascarade Opera Studio, is a very experienced performance and resilience coach who works with many Young Artist programmes in Europe and we are thrilled that he will be with us for the Competition. In this video you can listen to him talk about his work…
Past prizewinners
HONOURING OUR PAST PARTICIPANTS
The singing competition has been honoured to present prizes to artists such as Fatma Said, Nadine Sierra, Tara Erraught, Simon O’Neill, Pumeza Matshikiza, Sarah-Jane Brandon and Orla Boylan.