UPDATE: It’s official. The Met press office just announced, “American soprano Latonia Moore will make her Met debut as the title character in Verdi’s Aida in the March 3 matinee performance, replacing Violeta Urmana, who is ill.”

EARLIER: La Cieca hears that soprano Latonia Moore will make her Metropolitan Opera debut this Saturday afternoon. What might she sound like?

Here’s a sneak preview of Ms. Moore’s Aïda.

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