Honours and Awards
- 1999: Prizewinner at the 7th International Mozart Competition, Salzburg
- 1999: Voted "Young Singer of the Year" in a critics' survey in the magazine Opernwelt
- 2004: Recipient of the "Star of the Year" by the Munich Abendzeitung
- 2005: Recipient of the "Rose of the Year" by the Munich Tageszeitung (tz)
- 2006: Performed alongside Plácido Domingo at the Three Orchestras Gala in Munich to mark the opening of the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany
- 2006: Named "Bavarian of the Year" by the Bayerischer Rundfunk
- 2007: Awarded the EON prize for culture
- 2007: Awarded title of Bayerische Kammersängerin in in Munich on 10 July 2007 by Arts Minister Thomas Goppel
- 2007: Featured on the cover of both March 2007 edition of Opera News and May 2007 edition of Opera
- 2008: Named "Singer of the Year 2008" by the magazine Opernwelt, appearing on the cover of the magazine's 2008 yearbook
- 2008: Awarded the German Record Critics' Award ("Preis der deutschen Schallplattenkritik") for her album Arie di Bravura
- 2010: Awarded the Bayerischer Maximiliansorden – the highest recognition awarded by the State of Bavaria for artistic merit. The number of living holders of the award is limited to 100.
- 2011: Awarded the Echo Klassik Award for her album Poesie
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