Maggio Musicale Fiorentino
In January 2016, the Opera di Firenze announced the appointment of Luisi as its next music director, the first conductor to hold that title with the company, and in parallel, as director of the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, as of April 2018, with an initial contract of five years. In July 2019, Luisi resigned as music director of the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino with immediate effect.