Joseph Caché (26 August 1770 – 26 January 1841) was an Austrian operatic

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, stage actor and writer.

Life

Born in Vienna, Caché first belonged to the ensemble of the

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and from January 1802 to the

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. There he stood among other things on 10 November 1804 at the premiere of Salieri's opera '' Die Neger'' as John on stage; at the premiere of the first version of Beethoven's opera ''

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'' on 20 November 1805 he performed the role of porter Jaquino.

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writes that Caché was a good actor, "who sometimes had to be used in opera, too, because director

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knew quite well that in

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a good play often works better than a good voice. His singing parts usually had to be played before he was allowed to rehearse." From 1814 to 31 March 1831 he was a member of the Vienna Court Theatres. Besides he also appeared as a stage poet. His flat was last on the Wieden No. 12 in Vienna, where he died on 26 January 1841 at the age of 71 "from exhaustion".

Work

* ''Seelen-Adel. Ein Schauspiel in zwey Aufzügen'', Vienna: Anton Strauß 1805 * ''Das Hauptquartier. Ein militärisches Schauspiel in vier Akten'', Vienna: Wallishausser 1807

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