Portuguese soprano Mónica Monteiro, began her musical education at 7 as a violin student. She studied Ear Training and Singing graduating in 2005 and 2010 respectively at Escola Superior de Música de Lisboa, Portugal.
After several years combining her work both as an Ear Training Teacher and as a Singer, Mónica decided to focus on just one of her careers. She chose singing.
She is open to all repertoires from Renaissance to today's music although she has been acclaimed for her performance in the Italian and German baroque period.
Mónica has performed Bach's St John's Passion, Weihnachts Oratorium, Handel's Israel in Egypt, Carissimi's Jepthe, Monteverdi's Tancredo ed Clorinda, Vivaldi's Salve Regina, Ferrandini's Il pianto di Maria under the direction of conductors such as Laurence Cummings, Richard Egarr, Peter Dijkstra and Risto Joost. Mónica recorded several works of the Portuguese baroque period as a soloist.
Having a vast experience as a choir and ensemble singer Mónica has worked on occasion with several groups in the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Portugal, including Amsterdam Baroque Choir, Nederlandse Bach Vereniging, Egidius Kwartet (the Netherlands), Currende, Vox Luminis (Belgium), Gulbenkian Choir, Officium vocal Group, Sete Lágrimas and Ludovice Ensemble (Portugal) just to name a few.
Currently Mónica is a core member at the Nederlands Kamerkoor and a founding member of The Windsor Consort (the Netherlands), a vocal ensemble specializing in the performance of a-cappella vocal music from the Renaissance and Baroque Period.
Owner of a bright and warm timbre, Mónica brings lightness and intensity to her interpretations.
In September 2017 Mónica sang Fauré's Requiem solo with Nederlands Kamerkoor and Amsterdam Sinfonietta on a tour through South America where she performed at the great hall of Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
After several years combining her work both as an Ear Training Teacher and as a Singer, Mónica decided to focus on just one of her careers. She chose singing.
She is open to all repertoires from Renaissance to today's music although she has been acclaimed for her performance in the Italian and German baroque period.
Mónica has performed Bach's St John's Passion, Weihnachts Oratorium, Handel's Israel in Egypt, Carissimi's Jepthe, Monteverdi's Tancredo ed Clorinda, Vivaldi's Salve Regina, Ferrandini's Il pianto di Maria under the direction of conductors such as Laurence Cummings, Richard Egarr, Peter Dijkstra and Risto Joost. Mónica recorded several works of the Portuguese baroque period as a soloist.
Having a vast experience as a choir and ensemble singer Mónica has worked on occasion with several groups in the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Portugal, including Amsterdam Baroque Choir, Nederlandse Bach Vereniging, Egidius Kwartet (the Netherlands), Currende, Vox Luminis (Belgium), Gulbenkian Choir, Officium vocal Group, Sete Lágrimas and Ludovice Ensemble (Portugal) just to name a few.
Currently Mónica is a core member at the Nederlands Kamerkoor and a founding member of The Windsor Consort (the Netherlands), a vocal ensemble specializing in the performance of a-cappella vocal music from the Renaissance and Baroque Period.
Owner of a bright and warm timbre, Mónica brings lightness and intensity to her interpretations.
In September 2017 Mónica sang Fauré's Requiem solo with Nederlands Kamerkoor and Amsterdam Sinfonietta on a tour through South America where she performed at the great hall of Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires, Argentina.