Matthias WeichertMatthias Weichert is a German operatic baritone and vocal teacher.Life and careerBorn in Frankenberg, Weichert attended the St. Thomas School, Leipzig from 1965 to 1974. Subsequently, he studied singing at the Hochschule für [Musik Carl Maria von Weber] until 1981. He sang at the and the Belgian National Opera La Monnaie. He was also a guest at the Komische Oper Berlin, the Staatsoper Berlin and the Leipzig Opera. Since 2000 he has been a freelance concert and oratorio singer. In 1997, he became a lecturer at the and in 2002 professor for singing at the Hochschule für Musik Carl Maria von Weber Dresden.