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.
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.
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.
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.