Monteverdi Choir & Orchestras

A Venetian Christmas

Christmas in Venice, renaissance style. And who better to paint that magnificent scene than the Monteverdi Choir and the English Baroque Soloists?

In the midwinter mists and shadows of renaissance Venice, the annual celebrations of Christmas burned with a special splendour. For the Monteverdi Choir, it almost goes without saying that this music is special – it’s in their name, after all! But after decades of immersion in Monteverdi and Gabrieli, there should be a special freshness to this seasonal collaboration with the dynamic Italian conductor Francesco Corti. He’ll weave luminous Christmas music by Schütz and Grandi into a radiant musical panorama. Expect to be thoroughly immersed in the spirit (and ravishing sounds) of Venice at its most mysterious, and joyful.

Programme to include:
Schütz Hodie Christus natus est
Monteverdi Dixit Dominus; Messa for four voices
Gabrieli Quem vidistis, pastores?
Monteverdi Confitebor tibi Domine
Gabrieli Sonata ‘pian e forte’; O magnum mysterium
Monteverdi Beatus vir
Grandi Missus est Gabriel
Gabrieli Magnificat for 14 voices (Symphoniae Sacrae II)

Performers:
Francesco Corti conductor
Monteverdi Choir
English Baroque Soloists

St Martin-in-the-Fields
Thu, 17 December 2026
St Martin-in-the-Fields, London
7:30pm
£10 - £80

Full Event Details

Christmas in Venice, renaissance style. And who better to paint that magnificent scene than the Monteverdi Choir and the English Baroque Soloists?

In the midwinter mists and shadows of renaissance Venice, the annual celebrations of Christmas burned with a special splendour. For the Monteverdi Choir, it almost goes without saying that this music is special – it’s in their name, after all! But after decades of immersion in Monteverdi and Gabrieli, there should be a special freshness to this seasonal collaboration with the dynamic Italian conductor Francesco Corti. He’ll weave luminous Christmas music by Schütz and Grandi into a radiant musical panorama. Expect to be thoroughly immersed in the spirit (and ravishing sounds) of Venice at its most mysterious, and joyful.

Programme to include:
Schütz Hodie Christus natus est
Monteverdi Dixit Dominus; Messa for four voices
Gabrieli Quem vidistis, pastores?
Monteverdi Confitebor tibi Domine
Gabrieli Sonata ‘pian e forte’; O magnum mysterium
Monteverdi Beatus vir
Grandi Missus est Gabriel
Gabrieli Magnificat for 14 voices (Symphoniae Sacrae II)

Performers:
Francesco Corti conductor
Monteverdi Choir
English Baroque Soloists