Concert
Claudel à Rio à Villers-Cotterêts
Villers-Cotterêts
Practical details
Plan your visit
- Date
- Saturday, 5 December 2026
- Time
- 18:00 to 19:15
- Price
- Price to be confirmed
- Category
- Concert
- Venue
- Villers-Cotterêts
- Villers-Cotterêts
- Villers-Cotterêts area
- Explore Villers-Cotterêts and the surrounding area
Before you leave, confirm the times, prices and conditions with the organiser.
What to expect
About this event
I am inviting you on Saturday 5 December 2026 at 18:00 to the auditorium of the Cité internationale de la langue française in Villers-Cotterêts for “Claudel à Rio”.
Paul Claudel, a tireless traveller and diplomat, wrote “L’Homme et son désir” while passing through Rio, where he heard Igor Stravinsky’s “The Rite of Spring” for the first time. The evening brings both works to the stage: an actress reads Claudel’s texts, accompanied by the pianists of the Geister Duo, David Salmon and Manuel Vieillard. The duo won first prize at the ARD International Music Competition in Munich in 2021.
This musical reading is part of the themed day “La langue des voyageurs”, devoted to the languages and writing of travel, and of the festival Les Belles Pages de l’Aisne, in partnership with ADAMA. The performance lasts an hour and a quarter and is open to all audiences.
Tickets cost 15 € at full price and 10 € at the reduced rate (students, jobseekers, people on minimum benefits or AAH, under-26s). Booking is available from the Cité’s page; information on 03 64 92 43 43.
Your questions
Frequently asked questions
Who plays the music in “Claudel à Rio”?
The pianists of the Geister Duo, David Salmon and Manuel Vieillard.
Which works are performed?
“L’Homme et son désir” by Paul Claudel and “The Rite of Spring” by Igor Stravinsky.
How much are tickets?
15 € at full price and 10 € at the reduced rate, which includes under-26s.
How long is the performance?
It lasts an hour and a quarter, starting at 18:00.
At a glance
The musical reading “Claudel à Rio”, texts by Paul Claudel read by an actress with the Geister Duo at the piano, takes place on Saturday 5 December 2026 at 18:00 in the auditorium of the Cité internationale de la langue française in Villers-Cotterêts, for 10 to 15 €.
Date: Saturday 5 December 2026 at 18:00, running time 1h15. Venue: auditorium, Cité internationale de la langue française, 1 Place Aristide Briand, Villers-Cotterêts. Prices: 15 €, reduced 10 € (students, jobseekers, minimum benefits, AAH, under-26s). All audiences. Information: 03 64 92 43 43.