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

 

 

Faust (Gounod) Seigneur Dieu, que vois-je (w. Bakkers, Brohly & Payan) 69276-A 15895u Victor, Paris 1910-07-05

Favorite (Donizetti) Une ange, une femme inconnue X-82607, Zonophone, Paris 1906

Favorite (Donizetti) Vois mes pleurs (w. Brohly) 034083 01563v Gramophone, Paris 1910-06-21

Fille de Roland (Rabaud) Chanson des épées 3245 Pathé cylinders & discs, Paris 1903

Fortunio (Messager) J`aimais la vielle maison grise  4-32104 16214u Gramophone, Paris 1911-01-05

Grisélidis (Massenet) Chanson d’Alain 3252, Pathé cylinders & discs, Paris 1903

Guillaume Tell (Rossini) Asile hériditaire X-82649, Zonophone, Paris 1906

Haydée (Auber) Ah, que Venise est belle 3-32196 3344F G&T, Paris 1904

Hérodiade (Massenet) Air de Jean, act 4 032165 01567v Gramophone, Paris 1910-06-21

Hérodiade (Massenet) Salomé! Jean!… Ami, la mort n’est pas cruelle (w. Auguez de Montalant) 034065, 034066, 01536v, 01537v Gramophone, Paris 1910-06-09

Hippolyte et Aricié (Rameau) A l’amour rendez les armes 4-32335 17768u Gramophone, Paris 1913-06-18

Iphigénie en Tauride (Gluck) Unis dès la plus tendre enfance 032294 02726v Gramophone, Paris 1913-06-18

Jocelyn (Godard) Berceuse 4-32091 15894u Gramophone, Paris 1910-07-04

Jocelyn (Godard) Berceuse 7210 Idéal, Paris 1914

Jongleur de Nôtre-Dame (Massenet) L’alleluia du vin (w. chorus) 032267, 02621v Gramophone, Paris 1912-12-12

Jongleur de Nôtre-Dame (Massenet) O Liberté, ma mie 032266, 02609v Gramophone, Paris 1912-12-03

Juive (Halévy) Dieu m’éclaire X-82503, Zonophone Paris 1905

Juive (Halévy) Prière de la Pâque (w. chorus) 34651 4333o G&T, Paris 1905

Juive (Halévy) Rachel, quand du Seigneur X-82499, Zonophone Paris 1905