A Dictionary of Music and Musicians/Tuczek
TUCZEK, a Bohemian family of artists—the same name as Duschek or Dussek. The compilers of dictionaries have fallen into much confusion between the different members, of whom the first,
(1) Franz, was choirmaster of S. Peter's at Prague in 1771, and died about 1780. His son and pupil,
(2) Vinzenz Franz, a singer in Count Sweert's theatre, became accompanyist to the theatre at Prague in 1796, Capellmeister at Sagan to the Duke of Courland in 1798, conductor of the theatre at Breslau in 1800, of the Leopoldstadt theatre in Vienna in 1801, and died about 1820 at Pesth. He was a versatile composer, writing masses, cantatas (one was performed at Sagan in 1798, on the recovery of the King of Prussia), oratorios ('Moses in Egypt,' and 'Samson '), operettas (second-rate), in German and Czech, and music for a tragedy, 'Lanasse,' his best work. His only printed work is the PF. score of 'Damona,' a fairy opera in 3 acts. Another,
(3) Franz, born at Königgratz, Jan. 29, 1782, died at Charlottenburg near Berlin, Aug. 4, 1850, A musician first in Vienna, and afterwards in Berlin, had two daughters, of whom one married Rott the well-known actor, and the other,
(4) Leopoldine, a pupil of Fräulein Fröhlich's at the Vienna Conservatorium from 1829–34, played little parts at the Court theatre with Unger, Garcia, and Moriani, from the tune she was 13, and thus formed herself as an actress. She was also thoroughly trained as a singer by Mozatti, Gentiluomo, and Curzi, and made her first appearance in Weigl's 'Nachtigall und Rabi.' In 1841, on the recommendation of Franz Wild, Count Redern offered her a star-engagement in Berlin, as successor to Sophie Lowe in ingenue parts. Her Susanna, Zerlina, Sonnambula, Madeleine, etc., pleased so much as to lead to an offer of engagement on liberal terms, which she accepted on her release from the Court theatre at Vienna. She sang at the unveiling of the Beethoven memorial in Bonn (1845). She made her farewell appearance in Berlin, Dec. 6, 1861, when the king himself threw her a laurel-wreath, and sent her a miniature laurel-tree in silver, bearing 65 leaves, on which were written the names of her parts, including Mrs. Ford in 'The Merry Wives of Windsor.' Her voice had a compass of 2½ octaves, and her refined and piquant acting made her a model soubrette. She married an official of some position at Herrenburg. She was afflicted with partial paralysis during her later years, and frequently resorted to Baden near Vienna, where she died Sept. 1883.