Complex sentence: After the war, in 1949, he switched from the State Opera-now in East Berlin-to the "Städtische Oper" in the western part of the city and stayed a member of the company until the end of his career.
Split into simpler sentences: After the war, in 1949, he switched from the State Opera-now in East Berlin-to the "Städtische Oper" in the western part of the city. He stayed member of the company until the end of his career.