Exhibit (J).(1)

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form N-1A of Virtus Opportunities Trust of our report dated July 24, 2023, relating to the financial statements and financial highlights, which appears in the Virtus Stone Harbor Emerging Markets Bond Fund, Virtus Stone Harbor Emerging Markets Debt Allocation Fund, Virtus Stone Harbor Emerging Markets Debt Income Fund, Virtus Stone Harbor High Yield Bond Fund, Virtus Stone Harbor Local Markets Fund and Virtus Stone Harbor Strategic Income Fund Annual Report on Form N-CSR for the year ended May 31, 2023. We also consent to the references to us under the headings “Glossary”, “Non-Public Portfolio Holdings Information”, “Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm”, and “Financial Highlights” in such Registration Statement.

/s/PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP     

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

September 26, 2023