Classical Notes: Treasured mementoes of an Irish musical legend get a loving home

Four months on from her death at 93, the legacy of singer and teacher Veronica Dunne is being preserved thanks to a familial gift to the Royal Irish Academy of Music

Judy Gaughan, the daughter Veronica ‘Ronnie’ Dunne’s daughter, holds a picture of the late soprano, as Dr Angela Feeney, soprano and a former student of Veronica Dunne, plays a Petrof Grand Piano gifted by Dunne’s family to the RIAM. Picture: Mark Stedman

“Ronnie was a national treasure, and this magnificent gift from her family will not just help keep her memory alive but also remind us of the wonderful gift that she herself has passed on to hundreds of singers during her career as a teacher of music and song.”

So said Professor Deborah Kelleher, director of the Royal Irish Academy, when accepting what she described as ‘’a hugely important and deeply personal gift’’ from the family ...