2025 Competition
23–28 January, Dublin
Chair of the Jury: Sir Thomas Allen
Applications are now open
Friends of the Vocal Arts presents
Opera at Kylemore Abbey
Saturday 28 September at 7pm
Kylemore Abbey & Victorian Walled Garden,
Kylemore Abbey Connemara H91 VR90 Ireland
A wonderful evening of opera in the glorious Kylemore Abbey, with performances by Ireland’s top talent, featuring Anne Marie Gibbons and Rory Musgrave.
Watch the 2022 Competition Final
Liz Nolan presented the final of the 2022 Veronica Dunne International Singing Competition live from the National Concert Hall. Six of the most talented competitors sang three arias with the National Symphony Orchestra before the International jury decided on the 2022 winner of this prestigious vocal competition.
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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
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.