Competition Results
Our 9th Veronica Dunne International Singing Competition received an all time high number of applications, with competitors entering from 35 different countries around the world.
Competition Results
Our 9th Veronica Dunne International Singing Competition received an all time high number of applications, with competitors entering from 35 different countries around the world.
2019 Finalists
Congratulations to the six singers who successfully reached our Final of the 9th Veronica Dunne International Singing Competition. We are thrilled to announce our winners and thank you to the RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra led by internationally acclaimed conductor Laurent Wagner.
2019 COMPETITION RESULTS:

1ST PRIZE €10,000
William Thomas
BASS | 24, UK
Presented by Alltech in memory of Pearse Lyons

2ND PRIZE €5,000
Joanna Kędzior
SOPRANO | 24, POLAND
Presented by ESB

3RD PRIZE €4,000
Theodore Platt
BARITONE | 24, UK
Presented by KPMG

4TH PRIZE €3,000
Emmett O’Hanlon
BARITONE | 28, USA
The Margaret Quigley Memorial Prize

5TH PRIZE €2,000
Yuriy Hadzetskyy
BARITONE | 26, UKRAINE
Presented by Margaret & Liam Gilligan

6TH PRIZE €1,000
Cameron Shahbazi
COUNTERTENOR | 26, CANADA
Presented by Martin Coonan
Further prizes
Along with our finalist prizes, we have a selection of extra prizes that are awarded by individual supporters and sponsors.
Wil Keune Prize of €1,000
Presented by his wife, Jane Carty, for the best performance of a Mozart aria in any round of the Competition
Claire Lees SOPRANO | 31, UK
Audience Prize of €1,000
Sponsored by Brian McIlroy
Emmett O’Hanlon BARITONE | 28, USA
Oratorio Prize of €500
In memory of William Young, presented by his wife Alison, for best performance of an oratorio aria in any round of the Competition
Yuriy Hadzetskyy BARITONE | 26, UKRAINE
Dermot Troy Prize of €500
For best Irish singer, sponsored by Geraldine McGee
Carolyn Holt MEZZO-SOPRANO | 26, IRELAND
Dame Joan Sutherland Prize of €500
For the most promising singer in the Competition
Joanna Kędzior SOPRANO | 24, POLAND
SEMI FINALISTS Prize of €500
Congratulations to the singers who successfully progressed to the Semi Finals of the 2019 Competition.
Eleanor Dennis Soprano, Scotland
Marlena Devoe Soprano, New Zealand
Felicitas Frische Soprano, Germany
Andrew Gavin Tenor, Ireland
Carolyn Holt Mezzo-Soprano, Ireland
Satriya Krisna Tenor, Indonesia
Claire Lees Soprano, UK
Luis Magallanes Tenor, Venezuela
Lindsay Metzger Mezzo-Soprano, USA
Shin Yeo Bass, Rep of Korea
RULES
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JURY
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PRIZES
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