Russians always need a little sh*t in our lives. If everything is good and we seem completely happy, then we become suspicious of that.

- Anna Netrebko

When I started, my teachers told me that I had to sing Mozart, Mozart, Mozart. I said, No, I want to sing all the other stuff. If you do not push you…

- Anna Netrebko

I know what I want, and I know what needs to be done to make my performance better. So I do these little askings, about the lights and costumes. Its …

- Anna Netrebko

Lots of opera singers are just boring.

- Anna Netrebko

I prefer it when the conductor follows me. It is more difficult to work with a conductor who does not listen - even if I understand that sometimes it…

- Anna Netrebko

I have an intuition, and usually my intuition is right. I have a feeling for whether a role will be good or bad for me, and I almost never make a mis…

- Anna Netrebko

Maybe because Im a nice and sweet person in life, I like the darker roles. The really dark one is Lady Macbeth.

- Anna Netrebko

Im just a normal person. Its not like I come home and think about opera. My thoughts are about completely other things. Shoes! Dresses! Expensive one…

- Anna Netrebko