Posters displayed in the seminary announce the spectacles prepared by the seminariansThe superiors and guests take their places of honour in the Piovanelli hall, the theologians' lecture hall transformed for the occasion.Monsignor Agostini and the family of Canon Louis Poucin de Wouilt, hotelier and prefect of the year of spiritualityMgr Wach, Prior GeneralThe evening begins with a concertA seminarian performs several arias from Handel's <i>Messiah</i>He is accompanied on the piano by a first-year seminarianSeminarians then perform a trio for piano, flute and violin entitled <i>Badinage</i>, composed by César Cui.<i>Ave Maria</i> by Schubert arranged for trumpet and guitar<i>Mazurka</i> by Frédéric Chopin<i>Sonata in G major</i> by BeethovenAfter the instrumental pieces, singing takes the stage, beginning with <i>Ave Verum</i> and <i>O Magnum Mysterium</i> performed by a small polyphonic choir.An enlarged choir then performs traditional Provençal and British Christmas carolsThey are accompanied by a pianistAfter an aperitif, the spectacle begins, presented by Canon Louis Poucin de Wouilt.As every year, the first-year seminarians begin. This year they tell us the life of the Venerable Pius XII.Les rideaux s’ouvrent sur le bureau d’un Cardinal. Un évêque est reçu en audience. Le Cardinal l’entretient au sujet de Pie XII.The young priest Eugenio Pacelli learns that he is called to serve as a close collaborator of His HolinessMonsignor Pacelli, now apostolic nuncio in Bavaria, confers with the German Emperor William IIThe scenes performed are interspersed with the projection of historical videos on the pontificate of Pius XIIDiscourse of Pius XII after the coronationA video showing an audience with Pope Pius XII is projectedChristmas address 1942The second spectacle features selected scenes from the play <i>Henry V</i> written by William Shakespeare and translated by Victor HugoAt the court of King Henry VThe King receives an embassy from the King of France, Charles VI, represented by Montjoie.King Henry V secretly visits the encampment of his soldiers<i>May the arm of God fight with us!</i>Two seminarians are in charge of sound and lighting<i>Well, we call this battle the Battle of Agincourt</i>Third performance: an adaptation of the opening scene from the film <i>Don Camillo Monsignor</i><i>Que Mgr me permette, hum, vous devriez peut-être soigner un peu plus votre anglais, c’est essentiel !</i><i>Ah…après ces orgies d’anglais désinfectons-nous un peu la bouche avec ce parfum…de chez nous</i><i>vous pourrez toujours vous servir de ça, je l’ai employé assez souvent, il est rodé</i>Fourth performance: scenes from Molière's <i>The Miser</i><i>You say there was in this chest? — Ten thousand crowns, well counted.</i><i>And how is this box made? I shall see if it is mine.</i><i>— Yes indeed, grey-red; that is what I meant to say. — There is no doubt about it. It is certainly hers. Write it down, Sir, write down her statement.</i><i>Sir, since everything has been revealed to you, I do not wish to seek evasions or deny the matter.</i>Fifth performance: <i>The Cardinal of Yesteryear</i>, the story of an old Cardinal who loves to entertain at his table, but who is in reality alone with his Majordomo because all his guests are dead.<i>Every year the same protocol, Georges, the same protocol...</i>Sixth performance: <i>Vacation in Caen</i> by Raymond Devos, performed by the Zurek brothers.<i>How do you expect me to tell you when if I do not know where?</i><i>But I do know where Caen is!... I have been telling you for half an hour that it is in Calvados! ... That is where I want to spend my holidays, because I have nothing to do there!</i>Seventh performance: an adaptation of <i>The Priest of Cucugnan</i> by Alphonse Daudet<i>Mes frères, vous me croirez si vous voulez : l’autre nuit, je me suis trouvé, moi misérable pécheur, à la porte du paradis.</i><i>Je frappai : saint Pierre m’ouvrit !</i><i>O fair Saint Peter, you who hold the great book and the key, could you tell me, if I am not too curious, how many people from Cucugnan you have in Paradise?</i><i>Let us see: Cucugnan, let us say. A… B… C…Cu… Cu… Cucugnan… There we are! Cucugnan… But, my good Mr. Martin, the page is completely blank.</i><i>Personne ? Mais comment ! Personne de Cucugnan ici ? Personne ? Oh bon Saint Pierre, mais ce n’est pas possible !</i><i>Alas! Mercy good Saint Peter!</i>The Angel of PurgatoryThe worthy Abbé Martin inquires into the fate of his flock in Purgatory<i>Fair angel of God, I want to know, well, I would like to know… I am perhaps too curious, if you have the people of Cucugnan here.</i><i>Come now! You say? Ah, Cucugnan!</i>But there too, he receives the same answer.The Priest of Cucugnan arrives in Hell where all the people of Cucugnan are found<i>Oh these moans, these howls, these curses… Good Mother, my good angel and you, great saints of Paradise, protect me!</i><i>Eh bien l’ami ! Tu te décides ? Je n’ai pas l’éternité devant moi… Entres-tu ou n’entres-tu pas ?</i><i>Look here, ugly raven, see how we cook your famous people of Cucugnan here</i><i>Ah, ma foi ! Mais c’est long Coq-Galine ; mais que diable allait-il faire dans cette galère !</i>All the actors gathered for the finaleEighth performance: two choreographed songs by the <i>Frères Jacques</i>, the first entitled <i>Big Jean as Before</i> is introduced by the recitation of La Fontaine's fable <i>The Milkmaid and Her Pail</i><i>In nineteen hundred, one day was born a child whom his parents decided to call Jean</i>These two songs are accompanied by pianoLa deuxième chanson est intitulée <i>En sortant de l'école<i>
