We added hundreds of exciting new releases and livestreams to the medici.tv catalogue this year, and your enthusiasm for your favorites made 2024 a record-breaking year!
With hundreds of new releases and livestreams added to our catalogue in 2024, our most watched programs broke viewing records with a mix of blockbuster concerts, ballets, and operas, plus a vintage title or two… Experience all the grand emotion of these chart-toppers with our playlist of the top ten most watched programs of the year on medici.tv!
J.S. Bach’s Mass in B Minor defies classification—neither religious nor profane, it is both contemplative and meditative, yet brimming with passion and emotion. For conductor John Nelson, leading this masterpiece in Paris’s iconic Notre-Dame Cathedral with the Orchestre de Chambre de Paris, which he has directed since 1998, was a dream come true: a monumental work of music performed within a monument of art and history. For this extraordinary occasion, he was joined by a star-studded cast of vocalists, including mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato, tenor Paul Agnew, soprano Ruth Ziesak, and baritone Dietrich Henschel.
At the 2024 Salzburg Festival, acclaimed director Krzysztof Warlikowski presents a fresh take on Mieczysław Weinberg’s The Idiot. Ukrainian tenor Bogdan Volkov stars as the gentle Prince Myshkin, whose goodness is tragically misunderstood, alongside Lithuanian soprano Aušrinė Stundytė as the troubled Nastasia Filippovna. The Vienna Philharmonic, led by the brilliant Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla, brings Weinberg’s score to vibrant life.
Backed by Minkowski’s marvelous Musiciens du Louvre, an expert cast breathes new life into the most famous operatic cycle this side of Wagner: Le Nozze di Figaro, Don Giovanni, and Così fan tutte — the three masterpieces created by Mozart and librettist Lorenzo Da Ponte.
To mark the centenary of this iconic French composer’s passing on November 4, 1924, rediscover these treasures of the repertoire, played by one of its most remarkable interpreters. Debargue brings poetic nuance and technical brilliance to these timeless works!
Sit back and catch the ballet’s thrilling world premiere from Milan’s legendary La Scala! Can Swanhilda (Nicoletta Manni) save her beloved Franz (Timofej Andrijashenko) from the spell of the beautiful, eerily lifelike doll Coppélia, created by the sinister Dr. Coppélius (Christian Fagetti)?
With a potent combination of star power, some of the most famous melodies of all time, and one of the world’s most illustrious venues, we’re not surprised to see this one take the 2024 crown!
Turandot tells the story of the titular princess, who offers her suitors a challenge: answer three riddles correctly and win her hand—or answer incorrectly and be put to death. After many unsuccessful bids, a worthy contender arrives in the form of a mysterious, unnamed prince, ready to set a challenge of his own…
