"I am both thrilled and humbled to be honoring Martin Scorsese," she said in a statement. "I have always felt a special connection to his works: partly because of their operatic influences, but mostly just because they are fantastic films!"
CBS-TV will broadcast the 2007 Kennedy Center Honors, including Netrebko's Puccini paean, at 9:00 p.m. Eastern time on December 26; check your local listings for the broadcast time in your area.