Maestro Fabio Luisi (OC's pick for 2008 Conductor of the Year) will succeed Daniele Gatti as General Music Director of Opernhaus Zürich.
Luisi, who's been rawking the Lederhosen off the Staatskapelle Dresden & Staatsoper as Chief Conductor/Music Director since 2007, will start Zürich for the 2012/13 season. He will take the baton from Daniele Gatti, who will leave Opernhaus Zürich after his 3-season contract expires.
It's bittersweet, unlucky news for Staatskapelle & Staatsoper Dresden & Dresden's audiences, but lucky news for Luisi's pugs, who will be full of fresh, clean Swiss air!