The furor over Daniel Barenboim’s role as director of Berlin’s Staatsoper continues. “Should he abandon what increasingly looks to be a no-win situation and leave Berlin, concentrate on his responsibilities in Chicago (where he has been music director since 1991) and devote more time to playing the piano and guest conducting? Or should he stay on at the Staatsoper, possibly in a reduced role – music director without administrative duties – he said earlier he would accept if the authorities agree to give his orchestra players more money?” – Chicago Tribune