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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

 

 

1. Carmen (Bizet) Les dragons de l’Alcala 4-32101 5889o G&T, Paris 1906
2. Cavalleria Rusticana (Mascagni) O Lola (Sicilienne) 4-32124, 5923o G&T, Paris 1906
3. Favorite (Donizetti) Une ange, une femme inconnue 232410 5926o G&T, Paris 1906
4. Guillaume Tell (Rossini) Asile hériditaire 232413 6106o G&T, Paris 1906
5. Lakmé (Delibes) Ah, viens dans la forêt profonde 232416 6120o G&T, Paris 1906
6. Lakmé (Delibes) Fantaisie aux divins mensonges 232415 6119o G&T, Paris 1906
7. Le crucifix (Faure) (w. Dufranne & chorus) 34191 5120h G&T, Paris 1907.mp3
8. Lucia di Lammermoor (Donizetti) Vers toi toujours (w. Korsoff) 34189 5051h G&T, Paris 1907
9. Manon (Massenet) Ah fuyez, douce image 4-32125 5925o G&T, Paris 1906
10. Manon (Massenet) Et je sais votre nom (w. Korsoff) 34151 5794o G&T, Paris 1906
11. Manon (Massenet) Le rêve 232414 6107o G&T, Paris 1906
12. Manon (Massenet) On l’appelle Manon (w. Korsoff) 34150 5793o G&T, Paris 1906
13. Mignon (Thomas) Je suis heureuse (w. Marié de l’Isle) 34172 6146o G&T, Paris 1906
14. Mireille (Gounod) Vincinette, à votre âge (w. Korsoff) 34157 5817o G&T, Paris 1906
15. Noël (Rousseau) (w. chorus) 3-32730, 5121h G&T, Paris 1907
16. Pêcheurs de perles (Bizet) C’est toi qu’enfin je revois (w. Dufranne) 34169 6117o G&T, Paris 1906
17. Pêcheurs de perles (Bizet) Ton coeur n’as pas compris (w. Korsoff) 34190 5052h G&T, Paris 1907
18. Reine de Chypre (Halévy) Triste exilé (w. Dufranne) 034017 585i G&T, Paris 1907
19. Rigoletto (Verdi) Belle fille (w. Korsoff, Cléry & Dufranne) 034016 562i (5062i) G&T, Paris 1907
20. Rigoletto (Verdi) Qu’une belle (Ballade) 232409 5924o G&T, Paris 1906
21. Traviata (Verdi) Amis, buvons jusqu’a la lie (w. Korsoff & chorus) 34186, 7385o G&T, Paris 1907