 Bourdin was also active in operetta, and as a recitalist.He was the dedicatee of the 'Chanson à boire' (the third song of Ravel's "Don Quichotte à Dulcinée"), and of 'C'est le joli printemps', one of Poulenc's "Chansons villageoises FP 117", of which he gave the premiere on 28 June 1943 in the Salle Gaveau.After retiring from the stage in 1959, he became a teacher at the Paris Conservatory.