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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 captiv...

℘℘℘ Ask the Irish tenors why they’re such a hit and they’ll give you different answers, each oddly in keeping with their personalities. “Tenors are known to be the romantics,” offers Anthony Kearns, who, with his piercing blue eyes, is considered the “romantic lead” of the three. “All the great composers wrote for the tenor voice, because I think it’s the voice that pierces the heart most.” Finbar Wright, the oldest, most poised of the trio, holds forth, “It’s been medically researched that the frequencies that are released by the tenor voice evoke an emotion in t...