Classical Notes: Veronica Dunne leaves a noble legacy to young singers

The internationally renowned opera singer’s spirit will live on through the countless young singers she helped to develop down the years

Veronica Dunne: the international soprano, who has died at the age of 93, put her heart and soul into coaching young singers

The loss of the wonderful Veronica Dunne will not only sadden the classical world, but also leave many young singers genuinely heartbroken. It was for them most of all that she fought so tenaciously during a long life of 93 years, in which training and coaching voices was a major factor – but not the only one.

Dunne never lost sight of the fact that classical and opera singing, with all its excitement, can nonetheless ...