Josef Tichatschek, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Josef Tichatschek

German opera tenor

Date of Birth: 11-Jul-1807

Place of Birth: Teplice nad Metují, Hradec Králové Region, Czech Republic

Date of Death: 18-Jan-1886

Profession: singer, opera singer

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Josef Aloys Tichatschek (11 July 1807 – 18 January 1886), originally Tichácek, was a Bohemian opera singer highly regarded by Richard Wagner.
He created the title roles in Wagner's operas Rienzi and Tannhäuser. As the first of the great Wagnerian tenors, he effectively was the original Heldentenor, although it is unlikely that his voice was as powerful as that of 20th-century Heldentenors such as Lauritz Melchior or Jon Vickers, given the smaller volume of sound produced by orchestras in his heyday.



Alternative names	Jan Vilimek
Description	Austrian-Czechoslovak portrait painter
Date of birth/death	1 January 1860	15 April 1938
Location of birth/death	Žamberk	Vienna
Work location	Prague, Vienna
Authority control	: Q939204 VIAF: 83956205 ISNI: 0000 0000 5653 9444 GND: 1078924600 NKC: jk01142380