[Richard WAGNER. Josef TICHATSCHECK (1807-1886)]. 5 original documents concerning the tenor, 1840-1863. Brevet masonique d'admission dans la loge Zu den drei Schwertern und Asträa zur grünenden Raute de Dresde, April 6, 1840 (partly engraved broadside with Grosse Landesloge von Sachsen letterhead, red wax seal, split fold). Program for the Hof-Concert given at the home of Grand Duchess Sophie in 1846, with Jenny Lind and Tichatscheck, who sang 4 melodies, including two by Schubert (in-4 engraved). Calligraphic diploma of honor (Ehrentafel), awarded to Tichatscheck Hofopernsänger in Dresden for the jubilee of his 25-year career at the Hofbühne, August 5, 1862 (42 x 37 cm). Printed placard Dem Albewährten Meister der Edlen Sangeskunst... in honor of Tichatscheck for his 25-year jubilee, January 17, 1863, by the choral society der Männergesang-Verein Orpheus , with poem celebrating the singer's major roles in Gluck, Mozart, Weber, Meyerbeer and Wagner (Dresden, Ernst & Porteger; large folio, vignettes and decorative border). Watercolor coat of arms of the singer, annotated on the back by his daughter Josephine: Wappen von Joseph Tichatscheck (12 x 12 cm, pasted on card). Provenance: Josef Tichatscheck; his daughter Josephine Rudolph-Tichatscheck (1841-1912); gift from her (Aunt Rudy) to tenor Ernest Van Dyck; then descendants.