Barenboim was credited with leading the Staatsoper, which is located in what was communist East Berlin until 1990 and is one of three opera houses in reunited Germany’s capital, to world renown after reunification.

Source: https://www.mymotherlode.com/news/europe/3235124/christian-thielemann-chosen-to-succeed-daniel-barenboim-as-music-director-of-berlins-staatsoper.html

Born to Jewish parents in Argentina, Barenboim has been a fixture in the German artistic and political scene for decades and has helped define the country’s modern culture since the reunification of East and West Germany.

Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/06/arts/music/daniel-barenboim-resignation-berlin.html

Daniel Barenboim thought I could have conveyed new things in the role, and I agreed, but couldn’t figure out how to sing it.

Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/19/arts/music/waltraud-meier-opera-retirement.html