Argentine-born pianist and conductor Daniel Barenboim poses during an interview with The Associated Press, at La Scala theatre in Milan, Italy, Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2023. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)
MILAN (AP) — No one was more surprised than Daniel Barenboim himself at the impromptu homecoming to Milan’s Teatro alla Scala as a last-minute sub just two weeks after he formally stepped down as the Berlin's State Opera's music director after 30 years.