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8th December 2025

Handel’s Messiah: Fact or Fiction?

Think you know the story behind Handel’s masterpiece? Think again. Messiah is one of the most celebrated works in music history. But its past is full of myths and misconceptions. These are five of the biggest myths behind Handel’s Messiah.

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24th September 2025

Jakob Lehmann on historically informed Rossini

Jakob Lehmann discusses his approach to Rossini's music ahead of his debut with the MCO at Cadogan Hall on 2 October.

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8th August 2025

Meet the MCO Musicians - Chloë Morgan

Meet soprano Chloë Morgan who has been singing with the Monteverdi Choir for almost 20 years.

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17th June 2025

Meet the MCO Musicians - Peter Hanson

Meet violinist Peter Hanson - concertmaster of the English Baroque Soloists and Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique

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5th June 2025

Meet the MCO Musicians - Oscar Holch

Meet violist Oscar Holch: member of both the English Baroque Soloists and Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique

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10th April 2025

Meet the MCO Musicians - Billie Robson

Meet soprano Billie Robson: Graduate of the Monteverdi Apprentices Programme and now chorus member of the Monteverdi Choir.

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28th March 2025

Meet the MCO Musicians - Liz Walker

Meet flautist Liz Walker: long-standing member of the English Baroque Soloists, who celebrated her 15-year anniversary with the group last year.

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23rd December 2024

Happy Christmas from the MCO

MCO wishes you a Happy Christmas and a musical 2025!

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28th November 2024

Meet the Musician – Christophe Rousset

Ahead of his performances of Bach & Charpentier this month, meet renowned French conductor and harpsichord player Christophe Rousset.

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29th October 2024

Meet the MCO Musicians – Philip Turbett

Meet Philip Turbett: bassoonist in the English Baroque Soloists and Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique, and MCO's Orchestra Fixer.

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27th September 2024

Echoing across the centuries:  exploring MCO’s October venues

For the Monteverdi Choir’s performances of Bruckner and Gesualdo this October we have three jaw-droppingly beautiful venues with stunning acoustics, steeped in history.

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25th September 2024

Meet the MCO Musicians – Jonathan Sells

Meet Jonathan Sells: conductor, choir director, and former Monteverdi Choir singer.

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16th July 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.

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1st July 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.

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9th May 2024

Jonathan Sells: introducing Bach motets

Conductor Jonathan Sells introduces the programme of Bach family motets and solo violin music, which the Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists, and violinists Kati Debretzeni (London) and Isabelle Faust (Leipzig) perform in June 2024.

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