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

 

 

Martha (Flotow) Quintette, act 3 (w. Bakkers, Brohly, Dupouy & Narçon) 34232 15532u Gramophone, Paris 1910-03-01

Meistersinger von Nürnberg (Wagner) L’aube vermeille 3-32793 5607h Gramophone, Paris 1908

Meistersinger von Nürnberg (Wagner) O cher foyer 3-32796 5630h Gramophone, Paris 1908

Mignon (Thomas) Adieu, Mignon X-82505, Zonophone Paris 1905

Mignon (Thomas) Adieu, Mignon, courage 3243, 0193 Pathé, Paris 19121913

Mignon (Thomas) Adieu, Mignon, courage 3248 Pathé cylinders & discs, Paris 1903

Mignon (Thomas) Elle ne croyait pas 4-32162, 9040u G&T, Paris 1905

Mignon (Thomas) Elle ne croyait pas 3243 Pathé cylinders & discs, Paris 1903

Mignon (Thomas) Elle ne croyait pas 3248, 0158 Pathé, Paris 19121913

Mignon (Thomas) Elle ne croyait pas X-82500, Zonophone Paris 1905

Mignon (Thomas) Je suis heureuse (w. Marié de l’Isle) 34172 6146o G&T, Paris 1906

Mignon (Tosca) Adieu, Mignon 2-32610 2725F G&T, Paris 1904

Mireille (Gounod) Anges du paradis 4-32164, 9090u G&T, Paris 1905

Mireille (Gounod) Anges du paradis 1453, 0156, Pathé, Paris 19121913

Mireille (Gounod) Anges du paradis 3250 Pathé cylinders & discs, Paris 1903

Mireille (Gounod) Duo de Magali (w. Vallin) 1462 Pathé, Paris 19121913

Mireille (Gounod) Duo du 1er acte (w. Vallin) 1476 2519 Pathé, Paris 19121913

Mireille (Gounod) O Magali (w. M Boyer) 3941, Pathé Céleste cylinders, Paris 1904

Mireille (Gounod) O Magali (w. M Boyer) Pt 2 3941, Pathé Céleste cylinders, Paris 1904

Mireille (Gounod) Vincinette, à votre âge (w. Korsoff) 34157 5817o G&T, Paris 1906