Les Musiciens du Prince – Monaco

The ensemble Les Musiciens du Prince — Monaco was founded in the spring of 2016 at the Opéra de Monte-Carlo on the initiative of Cecilia Bartoli and is supported by Prince Albert II and his sister Caroline, Princess of Hanover. The first concert took place on 8 June 2016, in the Cour d’Honneur of the Prince’s Palace of Monaco in the presence of the princely family. The orchestra brings together leading international musicians who are deeply familiar with the tradition of European court music from the 17th to the 19th centuries. Gianluca Capuano has served as Chief Conductor since 2019. The repertoire ranges from Baroque composers such as Handel and Vivaldi to the music of Richard Wagner, with a focus on rarities and rediscovered works. Since 2017, Les Musiciens du Prince — Monaco have appeared at both the Salzburg Whitsun and Summer Festivals, where they present new opera projects annually in collaboration with Cecilia Bartoli. In 2026, they performed Rossini’s Il viaggio a Reims and Monteverdi’s Il ritorno d’Ulisse in patria and took part in the gala Ciao, bella ciao. At the Opéra de Monte-­Carlo, they have been presenting Wagner’s Der Ring des Nibelungen since 2024 — Siegfried is scheduled for the 2026-27 season. They have also performed at the Vienna Staatsoper and many other renowned European venues. In the fall of 2026, they will celebrate their tenth anniversary with a residency at the Berlin Staatsoper, which will also feature Gluck’s Orfeo ed Euridice with Cecilia Bartoli. Their most recent release is the Vivaldi album Concerti per vari strumenti on the Naïve label, which appeared in May 2026.

Lucerne Festival debut on 16 September 2018 with Rossini’s La cenerentola conducted by Gianluca Capuano, who also led their most recent performance here, on 21 August 2025, in Rossini’s Il barbiere di Siviglia.

June 2026