Description

AUGUSTINE-LÉON BEYLE (LYON, FRANCE, 28 FEBRUARY, 1871 – LYON, FRANCE, 17 JULY, 1922)

 

 

 

 

He made his debut in 1897 at the Grand Opéra in Paris as Don Ottavio in Mozart’s Don Giovanni. In 1898, he was engaged at the Opéra-Comique in Paris, where he remained until 1914. One of his greatest successes came in 1903 with Massenet’s Werther, and in 1905, he performed as Werther in the 100th performance of the opera at the Opéra-Comique.

At the Opéra-Comique, he appeared in several premieres, including:

La fille de Tabarin by Pierné (January 20, 1901)

La fille de Roland by Rabaud (March 16, 1904)

Aphrodite by Camille Erlanger (March 24, 1906)

La Lépreuse by Silvio Lazzari (February 7, 1912)

La Sorcière by Erlanger (December 10, 1912)

Le Carilloneur by Xavier Leroux (March 20, 1913)

In 1908, he was part of the premiere ensemble of Rimsky-Korsakov’s Snegourotchka. In 1910, he substituted for the ill Enrico Caruso at a guest performance of the Metropolitan Opera in Paris, appearing as Cavaradossi in Puccini’s Tosca alongside Geraldine Farrar and Antonio Scotti.

After retiring from the stage, Beyle taught singing in Paris and later in Lyon, the city where he was born and where he passed away.

 

Chronology of some appearances

 

1897 Paris Grand Opéra Don Giovanni (Don Ottavio)

1901 Paris Opéra-Comique La fille de Tabarin

1903 Paris Opéra-Comique Werther (Werther)

1904 Paris Opéra-Comique La fille de Roland

1906 Paris Opéra-Comique Aphrodite

1912 Paris Opéra-Comique La Lépreuse

1912 Paris Opéra-Comique La Sorcière

1913 Paris Opéra-Comique Le Carilloneur

 

TRACKLIST

 

 

Agnus Dei (Bizet) (w. chorus) 3-32939 14211u Gramophone, Paris 1908-12-23

Alceste (Gluck) Alceste, au nom des dieux 032283 02701v Gramophone, Paris 1913-05-14

Armide (Gluck) Plus j’observe ces lieux 032293 02724v Gramophone, Paris 1913-06-18

Ave Maria (Gounod) 032192 01806v Gramophone, Paris 1911-01-05

Bohème (Puccini) Ah, Mimi s’en est allée (w. Vigneau) 34250 16249u Gramophone, Paris 1911-01-19

Bohème (Puccini) O douce jeune fille (w. Fer) 34281 16454u Gramophone, Paris 1911-05-02

Carmen (Bizet) Air de la fleur 3247 Pathé cylinders & discs, Paris 1903

Carmen (Bizet) Air de la fleur 3247, 0027, Pathé, Paris 19121913

Carmen (Bizet) Air de la fleur X-82495, Zonophone Paris 1905

Carmen (Bizet) Celle que vous aimez est ici (w. Dufranne) 34199 5828h Gramophone, Paris 1908

Carmen (Bizet) Duo du 2e acte (w. Marié de l’Isle) 34125 3968F G&T, Paris 1904

Carmen (Bizet) Duo du 4e acte, pt 2 (w. Marié de l’Isle) 34142 4976o G&T, Paris 1905

Carmen (Bizet) Duo du 4e acte, pt 2 (w. Marié de l’Isle) pt 1 34143 4977o G&T, Paris 1905

Carmen (Bizet) Duo du dernier acte (w. Marié de l’Isle) 34126 3969F G&T, Paris 1904

Carmen (Bizet) Je vais danser en votre honneur (w, Brohly) 034040 0874v Gramophone, Paris 1908-12-28

Carmen (Bizet) La fleur 3-32787, 5608h Gramophone, Paris 1908

Carmen (Bizet) La fleur 032152, 0927v Gramophone, Paris 1909-03-24

Carmen (Bizet) Les dragons de l’Alcala X-82584 Zonophone, Paris 1906

Carmen (Bizet) Non, tu ne m’aimes pas (w. Brohly) 034041 0875v Gramophone, Paris 1908-12-28

Carmen (Bizet) Parle-moi de ma mère (w. Vallandri) 034036 593i Gramophone, Paris 1908