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Léon Beyle,
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Típico tenor francés de principios del siglo XX que igual le entraba a los papeles heroicos que a los líricos.
En las notas de uno de los discos Marston se escribió lo siguiente:
Léon Beyle (1871—1922) was originally from Lyon, and first studied singing at the local conservatory. He made his debut in 1897 at the Paris Opéra in the major role of Ottavio in Don Giovanni. For the 1898 season he moved to the Opéra-Comique, where he sang Wilhelm Meister in Mignon, launching him onto a 15-year career as one of the house’s leading tenors. His repertoire at the Opéra-Comique was vast, ranging from 18th century operas, Alceste and Iphigénie en Tauride, which were being revived at the time, to traditional French 19th century works such as Carmen, Lakmé, and Les Contes d'Hoffmann. Also included in his repertoire were the usual Puccini and Mascagni favorites sung in French, and he even sang Erik in Wagner’s Der fliegende Holländer. He was closely associated with such contemporary operas as Richepin’s Miarka and Bruneau’s Le Rêve. He also participated in a number of creations, notably Erlanger’s Aphrodite, Rabaud’s Fille de Roland, and Lazzari’s hair-raising La Lépreuse, not to mention first French performances of Tosca and Snegourotchka. Beyle was a noted Massenet interpreter and was chosen for the 1903 revival of Werther with Jeanne Marié de l’Isle. As long as he remained at the Opéra-Comique, this role was his virtual property.
Léon Beyle’s stage repertoire is well represented on the many recordings he made, principally for the French Gramophone Company between 1904 and 1913. These include 18th and 19th century repertoire, plus selections from some of the roles he created, including Aphrodite, and La Fille de Roland. His partnership with Jeanne Marié de l’Isle is also well documented on disc, in Werther and more extensively still in Carmen. Other records of his, featuring operetta and popular songs, appeared under the pseudonym Stendhal, a nod to the 19th century novelist, whose real name was also Beyle.