Maestro!

All ten episodes of the Maestro! series are now available in full on medici.tv! Step inside the magnificent Paris Opera House as Éric de Lochner takes you on an unforgettable journey through every corner of the Opéra Bastille and the Palais Garnier. This captivating series offers a mise en abyme of ten great operatic masterpieces, revealing the magic that happens both onstage and behind the scenes.

The series welcomes you on board with Massenet’s Manon, followed by Berlioz’s Les Troyens with Verdi’s heartwrenching drama Rigoletto. But that is not all: the opera binging continues with Offenbach’s fantastical Les Contes d’Hoffmann, before delving into Les Huguenots by Giacomo Meyerbeer—the father of grand opera. Now, what's opera without some Italian spice? You'll be captivated by the mischievous wit of Verdi’s Falstaff, the passionate intensity of Puccini’s Tosca, and the fresh humor of Rossini’s The Barber of Seville. The grand finale comprises Donizetti’s delightful Don Pasquale and Mozart and Da Ponte’s legendary Don Giovanni. Join Éric de Lochner for an enthralling exploration of these operatic keystones and experience the artistry, history, and grandeur of the Paris Opera as never before.