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

 

 

Manon (Massenet) Duo de la rencontre (w. Carré) 0673, 2534 Pathé cylinders & discs, Paris 1904

Manon (Massenet) Duo de la rencontre, pt 1 (w. Vallin) 1459, 0193 Pathé, Paris 19121913

Manon (Massenet) Duo de Saint-Sulpice, pt 1 (w. Fer) 034087 01525v Gramophone, Paris 1910-06-06

Manon (Massenet) Duo de Saint-Sulpice, pt 2 (w. Fer) 034085 01527v Gramophone, Paris 1910-06-06

Manon (Massenet) Et je sais votre nom (w. Korsoff) 34151 5794o G&T, Paris 1906

Manon (Massenet) Et je sais votre nom (w. Korsoff) 34198, 5735h Gramophone, Paris 1908

Manon (Massenet) Le ciel lui-même te pardonne (w. Vallandri) 034056 01329v Gramophone, Paris 1910-02-26

Manon (Massenet) Le rêve 3-32795 5628h Gramophone, Paris 1908

Manon (Massenet) Le rêve 3241 Pathé cylinders & discs, Paris 1903

Manon (Massenet) Le rêve 3241, 0027 Pathé, Paris 19121913

Manon (Massenet) Le rêve X-82650 Zonophone, Paris 1906

Manon (Massenet) Nous vivrons à Paris (w. Korsoff) 34196 5750h Gramophone, Paris 1908

Manon (Massenet) On l’appelle Manon (w. Korsoff) 34150 5793o G&T, Paris 1906

Marie Magdeleine (Massenet) Heureux ceux qui vivront dans l’amour de mon fils (w. Auguez de Montalant) 34220 5771h Gramophone, Paris 1908

Martha (Flotow) Air des larmes 4-32165, 9113u G&T, Paris 1905

Martha (Flotow) Air des larmes 3249, 0157 Pathé, Paris 19121913

Martha (Flotow) C’est minuit (w. Bakkers, Brohly & Dupouy) 034057 01335½v Gramophone, Paris 1910-03-01

Martha (Flotow) Lorsqu’à mes yeux 3249 Pathé cylinders & discs, Paris 1903

Martha (Flotow) Quatuor du rouet, pt 1 (w. Bakkers, Brohly & Dupouy) 034058 01336v Gramophone, Paris 1910-03-01

Martha (Flotow) Quatuor du rouet, pt 2 (w. Bakkers, Brohly & Dupouy) 34233 15533u Gramophone, Paris 1910-03-01