Under the direction of Stefano Visconti since 2007, the Choir of the Opéra de Monte-Carlo brings together forty permanently employed singers.In addition to its commitments within the Opéra’s season, it collaborates closely with several cultural institutions of the Principality, including the Ballets de Monte-Carlo (Faust, 2022; L’Enfant et les Sortilèges, 2023) and the Monte-Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra (Daphnis et Chloé, 2010; A Survivor from Warsaw, 2013; Enescu’s Symphony No. 3, 2016; Saint-Saëns’ Déjanire, 2022).

Regularly invited to festivals, opera houses and for touring projects, the choir also takes part in numerous productions of the Opéra de Monte-Carlo abroad: Roméo et Juliette, La Bohème and La Fille du régiment at the Royal Opera House Muscat (Oman); La Favorite, Guillaume Tell and Lakmé at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées; Aida, Samson et Dalila and L’elisir d’amore at the Chorégies d’Orange; as well as Giulio Cesare at the Théâtre Royal de Versailles. The choir has also appeared in a gala dedicated to Rossini with Cecilia Bartoli and Les Musiciens du Prince – Monaco at the Carmen Würth Forum in Germany.

The Choir has also performed at the Vienna State Opera as part of the Rossini Mania (2022) and Barocchissimo (2024) festivals. Among its recent projects are La traviata and the Rossini in Venice gala at the Salzburg Whitsun Festival (2025).

In concert, it performs alongside internationally renowned artists such as Juan Diego Flórez, Plácido Domingo, Bryn Terfel, Roberto Alagna, Elīna Garanča and, of course, Cecilia Bartoli. It also explores a wide range of styles, from sacred music to crossover programmes designed to reach a broader audience.

Among its forthcoming projects is its participation in Il viaggio a Reims at the 2026 Salzburg Whitsun and Summer Festivals.