Echo des soirées à la Malmaison dans le salon de Joséphine

An immersive musical experience recreating the spontaneity of a musical evening dedicated to Joséphine Bonaparte.

Venue

Château de la Malmaison, Salle à Manger

Address

12 Av. du Château de la Malmaison, 92500 Rueil-Malmaison, France

Dates & Times

June 14, 2026, from 12:30 PM to 1:30 PM

Prices

• Full Price: €25.00
• Reduced Price: €15.50 (for students, schoolchildren, unemployed, welfare recipients, and people with disabilities and their companions)

The concert ticket includes full access to the National Museum of the Châteaux de Malmaison and Bois-Préau.

Artists

• Coline Dutilleul: Mezzo-soprano
• Aline Zylberajch: Piano carré Erard 1806 / Pianoforte

Activity Description

This concert presents the album "Au salon de Joséphine" featuring airs, romances, and sonatas by composers such as Hortense de Beauharnais, Paisiello, Mehul, Jadin, Spontini, Boëly, and Grétry. The program aims to recreate the musical atmosphere of Joséphine's salon at Château de Malmaison, where the best French and Italian composers presented their operas before their Parisian premieres. The performance will feature rarely heard pieces for voice and historical instruments, offering a unique immersion into a little-explored musical universe.

The program includes works by:

• Pierre-Jean Garat: "Il était là" (Romance)
• Hortense de Beauharnais: "L’hirondelle" (Romance), "L'orage" (Romance)
• Giovanni Paisiello: "Chi vuol la Zingarella" (Zingari in Fiera), "Il mio ben" (Nina, o sia la Pazza per Amore)
• Daniel Steibelt: Andante from Sonata for Forte Piano op. 37 n°1
• Jean-Paul-Egide Martini: "Plaisir d’amour" (La Romance du chevrier)
• Hélène de Montgeroult: "Dormia sul margine d’un ruscelletto" (Nocturne)
• CPE Bach: Andante in C minor
• André Gretry: "Le Monologue de Mademoiselle de Saint Yves" (Le Huron)
• Gaspare Spontini: "O Nume tutelar" (La Vestale)
• Hyacinthe Jadin: "La mort de Werther" (Romance)
• Mme Desfossez: Adagio in F minor
• Marie Bigot: Allegretto in A minor
• Etienne-Nicolas Mehul: "J’ai de la raison" (L ’Irato ou l’Emporté)

Language

French (inferred from the event title and program details)