Complex sentence: His work in Italian opera has been consistent over his career, but limited; he made a point of programming one Italian opera, Puccini's "Manon Lescaut", for his first season (2012-13) as "Chefdirigent" in Dresden.
Split into simpler sentences: His work in Italian opera has been consistent over his career, but limited. The conductor made a point of programming one Italian opera, Puccini's "Manon Lescaut", for his first season (2012-13) as "Chefdirigent" in Dresden.