2025 Competition
23–28 January, Dublin

Chair of the Jury: Sir Thomas Allen

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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.

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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

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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.

Meet our Jury

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.

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