2022 Competition Results

The Friends of the Vocal Arts Committee, hosts of the Veronica Dunne International Singing Competition, are thrilled to announce the results of the 10th Competition that took place on 30 August 2022 in Dublin.

DEADLINE EXTENDED – APPLY BY FRIDAY 21ST SEPTEMBER

Applications to the 2019 Competition are now closed

Watch the 2022 Competition Final

Liz Nolan presents the final of the Veronica Dunne International Singing Competition live from the National Concert Hall. Six of the most talented competitors will sing three arias with the National Symphony Orchestra before the Interational jury decide on this year’s winner of this prestigious vocal competition.

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Competition week

25–31 JANUARY 2019

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Competition dates

LIVE AUDITIONS

Our live auditions are being held in the following cities throughout Autumn 2021.

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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

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…