The Monteverdi Choir and Orchestras have engaged the Frenchman Christophe Rousset in place of Sir John Eliot Gardiner on their next tour.
Gardiner, 81, was fired after a violent incident.
Rousset, 63, is a much-recorded harpsichordist and conductor with strong early-music credentials.
He will make his MCO conducting debut in December with concerts at St Martin-in-the-Fields, London, La Scala, Milan, and other venues to be confirmed next week. They are likely to include Alte Oper Frankfurt, Konzerthaus Vienna, Konzerthaus Dortmund, and Elbphilharmonie Hamburg.
The soloists include Hilary Cronin, Bethany Horak- Hallett, Florian Sievers and Florian Störtz.
Rousset is a box-office draw. Whether he matches JEG’s force remains to be tested.
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