Fabio Luisi is the new music director of Florence’s Opera di Firenze and its spring festival, known as the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino. Zubin Mehta, who has been chief conductor of the Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino since 1985, will stay on as principal conductor emeritus.
Luisi is currently the principal conductor at the Metropolitan Opera and general music director at Zurich Opera, but he will now conduct three opera productions as well as symphonic concerts in Florence each year.
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