Janine Reiss

Biography

Janine Reiss (23 November 1921 – 2 June 2020) was a French singing teacher and harpsichordist. A harpsichordist by training, Reiss specialised in the 1960s in preparing international opera singers for the French repertoire. For ten years, she worked alongside Maria Callas but also with Teresa Berganza, Mady Mesplé, Julia Migenes, Placido Domingo and Luciano Pavarotti. Director of musical studies at the Paris Opera from 1973-80, she then collaborated with opera houses and conductors around the w...