Soprano Karla Tracey was named last month among the inaugural winners of the Veronica Dunne bursary.
Named after one of Ireland s most famous singers, Karla will receive a tailor-made programme intended to boost the development of her future career as a singer.
Speaking to this paper, Karla said she was thrilled and shocked by her success in the competition. I saw the competition advertised a week before the application deadline and I said it to my teacher about considering an entry. She said, why not, we ve got the pieces there. Why don t we record them and send them in .