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Renowned soprano Veronica Dunne dies aged 93 Updated / Monday, 5 Apr 2021 20:27 News Correspondent The death has been announced of the internationally renowned soprano and music teacher Dr Veronica Dunne. She was 93 years old. A renowned singer in her own right, Dr Dunne also trained some of Ireland s best known classical singers, and established the Veronica Dunne International Singing Competition, which is dedicated to discovering the best classical singers of the future. Born in Dublin, Veronica Dunne who was known to her friends as Ronnie, began her vocal studies at the age of 12. She studied in Rome in the 1940s and made her operatic debut in 1948 with the Dublin Grand Opera Society, and her Italian debut in 1952. She later joined the company of the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden, London. ....
President Michael D. Higgins was among those who paid tribute to the legendary Irish opera singer and music teacher Dr Veronica Dunne who has died at the age of 93. The Dubliner established the Veronica Dunne Singing Competition in 1995 which went on to become one of the most highly regarded competitions of its kind in the world during her career spanning seven decades as an internationally renowned soprano. President Higgins said that news of her death today “will have deeply saddened all those who love the power and beauty of music.” “Throughout her life, Dr. Veronica Dunne captivated millions with her singing. The legacy she leaves lies in the talents of those scores of others whose talents and performances she unlocked with her enthusiasm, energy and commitment as a teacher and friend,” he said in a statement this evening. ....