Verdi's Aida Met's Saturday Matinee Broadcast

Marco Armiliato, who will replace Leonard Slatkin for the evening performance of La Traviata on April 3, after conducting this matinee performance of Aida.
The Metropolitan Opera presents Aida by Giuseppe Verdi as the Saturday matinee on April 3. Classic 99.1 KFUO-FM will carry the broadcast beginning at 12:00 noon (CT). Approximate running time 3 hours, 31 minutes.

From the Met web site:

The Met has assembled a cast of powerful voices to match Aida's epic scale, which in this grand production uses every stage lift in the house. Shanghai-born soprano Hui He makes her Met debut in the title role, with Dolora Zajick as her rival for the affections of Salvatore Licitra’s Radamès. Carlo Guelfi is Amonasro, and Marco Armiliato conducts.

Conductor Marco Armiliato replaces Paolo Carignani, who has withdrawn due to illness. In breaking news, Armiliato will replace Leonard Slatkin for the evening performane of La Traviata on April 3, after conducting this matinee performance of Aida.