He first established himself as a conductor in his native country conducting in Rouen 1936-1940, Marseilles 1940-1944, and then as director of the Paris Opéra-Comique 1944-1957. He was also a professor of conducting at the École Normale de Musique de Paris 1944-1962. In 1949, and again in 1950, he was guest conductor with the Radio Éireann Symphony Orchestra.
He started his career as a conductor in Rouen from 1936 to 1940, then moved to Marseilles from 1940 to 1944. He became the director of the Paris Opéra-Comique from 1944 to 1957 and taught conducting at the École Normale de Musique de Paris from 1944 to 1962. In 1949 and 1950, he conducted for the Radio Éireann Symphony Orchestra.