Bernhard Appich was born in Augsburg and studied first Violin and Viola at the Hermann-Zilcher-Konservatorium in Würzburg. While there he took private voice lessons in Munich with Hartmut Elbert. In the third year of his studies, he took his professional engagement singing in the opera chorus at the Mainfranken Theater in Würzburg. As of the 2000/2001 Season, he is a member of the opera chorus at the Gärnterplatz Theater in Munich.