Cocteau’s Beauty and the Beast to be screened with live music at the Châtelet in November 2026

Jean Cocteau’s Beauty and the Beast will be screened at the Théâtre du Châtelet on Monday, November 23, 2026, at 8 p.m., with its score performed live by the Radio France Philharmonic Orchestra and the Radio France Choir. The theater is billing this cine-concert presentation as a world premiere, marking the eightieth anniversary of the film’s release.

On the podium, Frank Strobel conducts the original score by Georges Auric, while Guillemette Daboval prepares the choir. The program thus combines a screening of the feature film with a live orchestral and choral performance: the music heard is indeed the music composed for Cocteau’s film.

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Adapted from Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont’s fairy tale, the film stars Josette Day as Belle and Jean Marais, who plays the Beast, the Prince and Avenant. Henri Alekan’s cinematography and Christian Bérard’s sets create its visual world. Auric’s score accompanies the fantastical story, in counterpoint to the voice of the narrator, Jean Cocteau himself.

The performance takes place in the theater’s Grande Salle, at 1 place du Châtelet, in Paris’s 1st arrondissement. Le Châtelet lists ticket prices from €30 to €79. The €30 category covers seats with restricted views, something to bear in mind for an evening that also relies on projections. 

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