Taffanel, Claude Paul
(1844–1908)> FLAUTIST · CONDUCTOR
Taffanel, Claude Paul (16 September 1844, Bordeaux; 22 November 1908, Paris), French flautist and conductor, studied the flute privately and at the Paris Conservatoire under the direction of Dorus. His public career as a musician began at the Opéra-Comique and continued at the Opéra, where he became solo flautist in 1870. He made his debut at the Opéra as conductor, when he provided the musical direction for a performance of Faust. Similarly, he conducted the orchestra for the thousandth…