Josef Aloys Tichatschek by Hanfstaengl

JOSEF ALOYS TICHATSCHEK

(11 July 1807 – 18 January 1886), originally Tichaček,
trained by the tenor Giuseppe Ciccimarra in Vienna this now. In 1830 he began his singing career as a chorister at the Theater am Kärntnertor in Vienna. Soon he was there and used Choir inspector for the representation of small lots, at the same time he directed the choir of the St. Michaelis Barnabite in Vienna. In 1833, he debuted on the then Karntnertor Theater as a soloist in the role of Raimbaut in "Robert le Diable" by Meyerbeer. In 1835 he came to the Opera House Graz, where he remained until 1837. During the 1837-38 season he sang again in Vienna in 1838 and then followed a call to the Court Opera of Dresden, where he sang as a starting role in the King Gustave "Le Bal masqué" by Auber. This opera house was his true artistic home, and until 1872 he has been occurred with continued fame. He sang in Dresden as first games as Tamino in "The Magic Flute" and the title character in "Robert le Diable" by Meyerbeer. His career was promoted by the famous singer Wilhelmine Schröder-Devrient, who also was a member of the Dresden opera at this time, and gave him valuable practical advice. His name remains associated with the premieres of the first Wagner operas at the Dresden opera: on 20.10.1842 he sang the title role in "Rienzi" with Wilhelmine Schröder-Devrient in the role of Adriano; on 19.10.1845 he was the eponymous hero in the world premiere of "Tannhäuser", this time with Wilhelmine Schröder-Devrient as Venus and Johanna Wagner Jachmann as Elisabeth. Wagner estimated the artist very much. When he in the finale of the second act of "Tannhauser" had "to lead to salvation the sinner" with the passage difficulties, Wagner emphasized this from the score of the first performance. Under the leadership of Richard Wagner, he also sang on 05.01.1845 in Dresden in the world premiere of the opera "Emperor Adolph of Nassau" by Heinrich Marschner. In 1841 he was at the Drury Lane Theatre in London as a guest and sang the Adolar in "Euryanthe" by Weber as the title role in Meyerbeer's "Robert le Diable". He also gave guest performances in Sweden and in Holland and in 1861 at the Riga Opera House. Other major roles in the stage repertoire of the singer were of Eleazar in Halévy's "La Juive", the Masaniello in "La muette de Portici" by Auber and the title character in "Fernand Cortez" by Spontini. In his farewell to the stage he was in 1872 appointed honorary member of the Dresden Opera.