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The Washington National Opera announced Friday that it will move performances away from the Kennedy Center in another high-profile departure following President Trump's takeover of the U.S. capital's leading performing arts venue.
The WNO is just the latest to say they will no longer perform at the Kennedy Center since Trump took over last year.
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After more than five decades as the venue's resident ensemble, Washington National Opera has parted ways with the Kennedy Center, marking the most significant departure in the institution's history. The split highlights deepening tensions at the national performing arts center,
The Washington National Opera plans to leave the Kennedy Center, one of the most significant departures from the arts institution since Donald Trump’s takeover of the space. “Today, the Washington National Opera announced its decision to seek an amicable early termination of its affiliation agreement with the Kennedy Center and resume operations as a fully
The Washington National Opera will stop performing at the venue formerly known as John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts for the first time since 1971.
The Lisner Auditorium, at George Washington University, is smaller than the Kennedy Center’s Opera House, with 1,400 seats compared to about 2,300 at the center.
The Washington National Opera on Friday announced it is parting ways with the Kennedy Center after more than a decade with the arts institution.
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Washington National Opera leaving Kennedy Center after more than 5 decades following Trump takeover
"After careful consideration, we have made the difficult decision to part ways with the WNO due to a financially challenging relationship," a center rep said.
The Washington National Opera is moving performances away from the Kennedy Center. The decision follows President Donald Trump's takeover of the venue and its rebranding as the Trump-Kennedy Center.
Opera company, which has performed at Washington, D.C. venue since its opening in 1971, says Center's "new business model" is "unfortunately at odds with how most not-for-profit opera companies operat