“San Francisco Opera General Director Pamela Rosenberg will return to Germany next year to become intendant, or administrative director, of the Berlin Philharmonic. In making the move, Rosenberg, 60, whose term at the Opera ends Dec. 31, will be going back to the country that has been her home and base of operations for most of her career. Although she was born and raised in California, her children and grandchildren live in Germany… Rosenberg’s appointment in Berlin comes as a surprise. She has little or no experience in the orchestral world, having spent her career in opera. And for an administrator who has always taken a hands-on role in artistic decisions, Rosenberg’s new job will involve a much higher degree of fund raising and financial oversight.”