Scharinger first studied with Margarita Heppe in Vienna and graduated from the
Musik und Kunst Privatuniversität der Stadt Wien in 1984. As a student, he already distinguished himself as a concert singer. In 1981, he joined the
Salzburger Landestheater, where he made his operatic debut as Guglielmo in
Così fan tutte. His international career began with further
Mozart roles, Papageno, Figaro (conductor:
Nikolaus Harnoncourt) and Leporello in
Don Giovanni. He also expanded his repertoire with roles in unknown works, such as the Captain in Manfred Gurlitt's
Wozzeck and Count Robinson in
Il matrimonio segreto. As a concert soloist, he has performed among others under
Riccardo Chailly,
William Christie,
Christoph von Dohnányi,
Antal Doráti,
Bernard Haitink, Harnoncourt,
Nello Santi and Sir
Georg Solti. Scharinger can be heard in numerous sound and video recordings. == Recordings ==