Pierre Jourdan produced between 1968 and 1977 more than ten operas or tragedy films for cinema and television (Phèdre, Tristan and Isolde, Aïda, Norma, Fidelio...). In 1982, he was the executive producer, the general manager of editing and the vocal director for Carmen directed by Peter Brook. In 1984-1985, he produced with Eve Ruggieri (Antenne 2) seven broadcasts dedicated to the French lyrical singing. Then, he directed La Ciboulette, composed by Reynaldo Hahn, in Monte-Carlo, Montpellier and Nancy, and adapted for television.

In 1986, he produced eight broadcasts about the story of the Festival d'Aix-en-Provence with Gabriel Dussurget and all the great names of lyric discovered in Aix.

In 1988, he founded the Théâtre Français de la Musique and the association Pour le Théâtre Impérial in the Théâtre Impérial de Compiègne. Every year, he directs and produces different lyric works with the mission to rediscover the French musical and lyrical repertoire from the post-baroque to nowadays and to restore an authentic French style to the singers and the orchestras which accompany them.

In that way, between 1989 and 2000, the T.F.M. produced many opera works, most of them directed by Pierre Jourdan: La Légende de Joseph en Egypte by Méhul, Manon Lescaut (directed by David Freeman), Le Domino Noir and Gustave III or Le Bal Masqué (in concert version) by Auber, Henry VIII by Saint-Saëns, Christophe Colomb (directed by C. Lulé), Le Songe d'une Nuit d'Eté by Thomas, Le Déserteur by Monsigny (directed by C. Daumas), La Colombe by Gounod, Céphale & Procris by Grétry, Llanto por Ignacio Sánchez Mejías by Stavros Xarhakos, Nozze di Figaro (a French adaptation by Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt), some operettas: Une Education Manquée by Chabrier-Milhaud, La Périchole by Offenbach... and French music-halls (J'aime le Music-Hall).

In October 1998, he produced La Jolie Fille de Perth by Bizet; in 1999, Pelléas & Mélisande in the first version for piano solo by Debussy, La Légende de Joseph en Egypte by Méhul, Les Diamants de la Couronne by Auber; in 2000, a Show Jean Cocteau - Francis Poulenc, Trois Femmes, Trois Blessures and a performance of different operetta extracts Folie Operette (Offenbach, Lecocq, Messager, Chabrier...)

During the season 2000-2001, Pierre Jourdan created and staged Le Visiteur, opera based on the text of the play with the same name by Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt, set to music by the famous Greek composer Stavros Xarhakos. In December 2000, he produced again La Périchole with Élodie Méchain in the role title, and his performance Folie Opérette.

Marking the 10th anniversary of the T.F.M., the season 2001-2002 saw the creation of La Jeunesse de Pierre le Grand by Grétry and the revival of the Noces de Figaro, and especially the staging in Barcelona of Henry VIII with Montserrat Caballé.

In 2002-2003, Pierre Jourdan produced Dinorah ou Le Pardon de Ploërmel by Meyerbeer; in 2003-2004 he staged again Une Education Manquée, La Voix Humaine and Pelléas & Mélisande. These productions were presented at the Linbury Studio Theatre of the Royal Opera House Covent Garden in London in November 2003 and were triumphantly welcomed by the British press and audience.

In 2004-2005, Pierre Jourdan created as a world première Noé by Bizet and Halévy, Haÿdée by Auber and Charles VI by Halévy.

In October 2005, he stage Jean-Claude Carrière in his monologue adaptation of L’Arlésienne by Bizet and Djamileh by Bizet, in October 2006 Les Caprices de Marianne by Sauguet, after Alfred de Musset, and Fra Diavolo by Auber.

Pierre Jourdan who passed away on 16th August 2007, while preparing for September 2007 a large lyrical concert dedicated to Boieldieu and, for 2008, with the composer Stavros Xarhakos, Cyrano & Roxane, a lyrical drama based on the text of the play by Edmond Rostand adapted by Jean-Claude Carrière.

Pierre Jourdan was made a ‘Chevalier des Arts et Lettres’ in 1986, ‘Chevalier de l’Ordre national du Mérite’ in 1990 and awarded the ‘Légion d’Honneur’ by the Minister of Culture Jean-Jacques Aillagon in February 2003.