Didier Talpain

Didier Talpain, is a French conductor and diplomat.[1]

Diplomatic career

Talpain graduated from the Institut Commercial de Nancy and in political studies from the Institut d'études politiques de Strasbourg. He has primarily served in cultural exchange projects with the countries, such as Poland, he has been assigned to.

Musical career

Talpain studied flute, bassoon and chamber music at the École Normale de Musique de Paris and conducting at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Paris (CNSMDP) in Paris. In 1985 he won a Menuhin Foundation prize and in 1995 the prize of the Perrenoud Foundation.

Selected performances and discography

Talpain is noted for working with the Institut français to recover forgotten French operas.[2]

  • Offenbach Les Mesdames de la Halle - unrecorded
  • Johann Nepomuk Hummel, Mathilde de Guise. Kristine Gailite, Philippe Do, Pierre-Yves Pruvot, Hjördis Thébault, Choir Alea, Solamente Naturali 2CD 2010
  • Georges Bizet, Le Docteur Miracle 2010.
  • Georges Bizet, Don Procopio, Opéra comique 2003
  • J. C. Bach. Amadis de Gaule - (Ediciones Singulares, limited edition of 3000 copies, 2012)
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References
  1. "Diplomat and conductor Didier Talpain: Music has been my lifetime passion". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2012-07-05.
  2. Opernwelt: Volume 43 2002 Und dank des Einsatzes von Didier Talpain, der unermüdlich auf der Suche nach französischen Opernraritäten ist und nun Offenbachs «Les Madames de la Halle» ausgegraben hat, ließ sich auch das Institut francais gewinnen."
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