Last night, in recital with baritone Ludovic Tézier and pianist Nelson Calzi, Anna Netrebko marked the 125th anniversary of the death of Giuseppe Verdi at the Teatro Verdi in Busseto. A stone was commemorated in Anna’s honour on the piazza outside. Photo: Emanuela Savi

On Monday at the Royal Ballet & Opera in London, Anna Netrebko sang the titular role in Andrei Șerban’s 1984 production of Turandot. The audience applauded her interpretation ecstatically, the critics equally so.

2/ The Guardian/Martin Kettle: “Immediately [after] Netrebko’s Turandot starts to sing, which does not happen until midway through the second act, one realises that everything preceding this moment, effective though it may have been in its way,

3/ has been run-of-the-mill by comparison. Netrebko’s vocal richness and the grandeur of her phrasing lift things to a different level. There are times in her performance when one is aware of being in the presence of operatic greatness.”

4/ Financial Times/Richard Fairman:“The title role in Puccini’s Turandot is a tremendous showpiece for a singer who can meet its challenges. And Netrebko does more than that…There has been none better in this production since it was mounted for the Los Angeles Olympics in 1984.”

5/ The Times/Neil Fisher: “Netrebko is surely the bulletproof diva. While others had choppy nights in Puccini’s Turandot, she seemed to be having a ball…Netrebko was in resplendent voice.” Further performances on 18, 20 and 23 December (all of which are sold out).

Anna Netrebko will perform in recital @ the Staatsoper Berlin on 08 December 25 (tinyurl.com/z62n2srv), w/pianist Pavel Nebolsin. “I am looking forward to unexpectedly making my recital debut at the Staatsoper Berlin, a wonderful opera house that I love returning to.” ©G Mendo

Anna Netrebko's critically acclaimed performance in Tosca at the Royal Ballet & Opera last month will be shown today in 953 cinemas across 19 countries (followed by encore screenings). You can find the theatre nearest you at the link. rbo.org.uk/tickets-and-event…

Anna Netrebko’s recent Arena di Verona performances of Abigaille in Verdi’s Nabucco were recorded and will have its debut broadcast on prime time in Germany. ZDF and 3sat will simultaneously present the full opera at 8:15pm on Saturday 30 August, followed by catch-up streaming.

Tonight's concert at the Classic Open Air at Gendarmenmark in Berlin is unfortunately postponed due to severe weather conditions. We are happy to report that it will take place tomorrow evening: same artists, same place, same time.

For the first time ever, here is the inside story of world-renowned soprano Anna Netrebko's stage debut on 6 April 1994, at the Mariinsky Theatre, as told over thirty years later by her fellow musicians and creatives. youtu.be/l0ATO5PeTPc

STATEMENT FROM ANNA NETREBKO: “I am regrettably obliged to withdraw from my January performances in Ariadne auf Naxos at the Wiener Staatsoper…I am sorry to disappoint everyone who planned on attending.” Full statement: annanetrebko.com/?p=3547&pre…

For the 7th time, Anna Netrebko participated in the Teatro aLa Scala’s season opening. “…charisma and stage presence to spare” (Il Messaggero). “Perhaps she has never been better in her entire career than she is now” (FAZ). “…luminous, expressive singing” (Financial Times).

On Wednesday at the Berlin Staatsoper, Anna made her stage debut as Abigaille in Verdi’s Nabucco. The performance was phenomenal. “Nobody sings like that anymore. Except for one” (Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung) “Is there anything Anna Netrebko’s voice can’t do?” (Tagesspiegel)

Anna Netrebko makes her debut in Bucharest on September 1, a country that has produced so many memorable singers. She celebrates the centennial of Puccini’s passing with a programme entirely devoted to his extraordinary operas, including the entire third act of La bohème.

After singing Tosca in Verona last Friday, the Financial Times wrote, “It is hard to imagine a more vivid account of Tosca today, the plum-voiced Netrebko drawing in listeners with a meld of dizzying infatuation, burning jealousy and coy supplication in the opening act.”