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Veronica Dunne International Singing Competition, established by the Friends of the Vocal Arts in Ireland in 1995, awards bursaries in her name. Recipients have included Orla Boylan, Sarah-Jane Brandon,
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Dunne died at the age of 93, announced on 5 April 2021. Irish
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Dunne made her operatic debut in Dublin in 1948 as Micaëla in Bizet's
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