News

22 Aug 2024

Christophe Rousset joins The Monteverdi Choir and Orchestras in December 2024

The Monteverdi Choir and Orchestras (MCO) today announces that the internationally celebrated Baroque conductor Christophe Rousset will make his MCO conducting debut this December with concerts at La Scala, Milan and the ensembles’ home at St Martin-in-the-Fields, London.

30 Jul 2024

Suzanne Flowers 1944–2024

We are saddened to learn of the passing of the soprano Suzanne Flowers, a Monteverdi Choir stalwart from 1965 to 2005.

23 Jul 2024

Handel at the Salzburg Festival – reviews and reaction

The Monteverdi Choir and English Baroque Soloists with conductor Peter Whelan performed Handel’s biblical oratorio Israel in Egypt at the Salzburg Festival in July 2024.

16 Jul 2024

July blog: the MCO in Salzburg

As the Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists and Peter Whelan prepare to perform Handel’s choral epic Israel in Egypt at the Salzburg Festival, we look back over the MCO’s long association with Salzburg.

1 Jul 2024

Meet the MCO Musicians – Ali Ponsford-Hill

Meet soprano Ali Ponsford-Hill: one of the longest serving members of the Monteverdi Choir, who celebrates her 20-year anniversary with the group this July.