abstract:Fabio Luisi (born 17 January 1959, Genoa) is a Grammy Award-winning Italian conductor. He has served as Principal Conductor of the Metropolitan Opera since September 2011, and he launched his tenure as General Music Director of the Zurich Opera, with an initial contract of 5 years, in September 2012.
That's welcome news for the Met, which in 2011 scrambled to find replacements for Mr. Levine, asking conductor FabioLuisi to cancel other obligations and take on most of Mr. Levine's scheduled performances.