Josepha Duschek [SEP] voice type
Josepha Duschek
Josepha Duschek (1754–1824) was an outstanding soprano of the Classical era. She was a friend of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, who wrote a few works for her to sing.
Her name is most often given in its German version as above. In Czech her name was Josefína Dušková or (with Germanized spelling) Josepha Duschkova.
Life.
She was born Josepha Hambacher in Prague, then a provincial capital of the Austrian Empire, on 6 March 1754, and lived in Prague all of her life
Duschek
Duschek is a surname. Notable people with the name include:
- Ferenc Duschek (1797–1872), Hungarian politician
- Franz Xaver Duschek (1731–1799), Czech composer
- Harald Duschek (born 1956), German former ski jumper
- Josepha Duschek (1754–1824), Czech opera singer