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- ↑ "Diplomat and conductor Didier Talpain: Music has been my lifetime passion". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2012-07-05.
- ↑ 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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