The recent walkout by the veteran Eberhard Friedrich, a year before retirement, has been buried beneath a swift leak that Thomas Eitler-de Lint, head of the Leipzig Opera chorus, is to take over with immediate effect.
The new chief, who is Viennese, has previously worked for Dutch National Opera, Shanghai Opera and various German radio choirs.
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