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

 

 

Roi d’Ys (Lalo) A l’autel j’allais rayonnant (w. Vallin) 1479 Pathé, Paris 19121913

Roi d’Ys (Lalo) Aubade 3239 Pathé cylinders & discs, Paris 1903

Roi d’Ys (Lalo) Aubade 7211 Idéal, Paris 1914

Roi d’Ys (Lalo) Vainement, ma bien-aimé (Aubade) (w. chorus) 34664 4415o G&T, Paris 1905

Roi d’Ys (lalo) Vainement, ma bien-aimée (w. chorus) 3-32788, 5643h Gramophone, Paris 1908

Roland à Ronceveaux (Marmet) Superbes Pyrenées 032180 01823v Gramophone, Paris 1911-01-12

Roma (Massenet) Soir admirable (Air Lentullus) 032276 02642v Gramophone, Paris 1912-12-24

Roméo et Juliette (Gounod) Cavatine 3-32779 5554h Gramophone, Paris 1908

Roméo et Juliette (Gounod) Duo de la chambre (w. Korsoff) 34194 5748h Gramophone, Paris 1908

Roméo et Juliette (Gounod) Juliette est vivante (w. Korsoff) 34195 5749½h Gramophone, Paris 1908

Roméo et Juliette (Gounod) Madrigal (w. Vallandri) 34216 5715h Gramophone, Paris 1908

Roméo et Juliette (Gounod) Salut, tombeau 3-32780 5555½h Gramophone, Paris 1908

Samson et Dalila (Saint-Saëns) Arrêtez, ô mes frères 4-32275, 16895u Gramophone, Paris 1911-10-13

Sérénade (Pierné) 4-32001 15443u Gramophone, Paris 1909-11-20

Si j’étais roi (Adam) J’ignorais son nom 3940, 0158 Pathé, Paris 19121913

Si j’étais roi (Adam) J’ignorais son nom 032149, 01565v Gramophone, Paris 1910-06-21

Si j’étais roi (Adam) J’ignorais son nom X-82501, Zonophone Paris 1905

Si j’étais roi (Adam) J’ignore son nom 3-32315 3909F G&T, Paris 1904

Si j’étais roi (Adam) Un regard de ses yeux 4-32097 16188u Gramophone, Paris 1910-12-20

Si j’étais roi (Adam) Un regard de ses yeux X-82509, Zonophone Paris 1905