Original: On June 6, 2007, the Austrian government announced the appointment of Welser-Möst as Musical Director (Generalmusikdirektor) of the Vienna State Opera beginning in September 2010, alongside Dominique Meyer as director (Staatsoperndirektor).
Simplified: In 2007, the Austrian government made him Musical Director (Generalmusikdirektor) of the Vienna State Opera beginning in September 2010.