The Washington National Opera is leaving the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, its home since 1971. Friday's news, shared with NPR in a statement via email from the opera company, comes ...

As it enters its 70th season, the Washington National Opera announced Friday that it will end its more than 50-year affiliation with the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, a split that ...

The Kennedy Center on Friday confirmed the Washington National Opera (WNO) will leave the renowned venue. “After careful consideration, we have made the difficult decision to part ways with the WNO ...

The Washington National Opera announced plans Friday to leave the Trump-Kennedy Center, one of several noteworthy departures since the Trump administration took charge of the institution. The Trump ...

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The Washington National Opera on Friday announced it is parting ways with the Kennedy Center after more than a decade with the arts institution. “Today, the Washington National Opera announced its ...

The Washington National Opera on Friday announced that it’s leaving the Kennedy Center, where it has performed for decades, in the latest high-profile departure following President Donald Trump’s ...

The Metropolitan Opera has announced a cast change for its Jan. 10 performance of “I Puritani.” The company said that Artur Ruciński has withdrawn from the performance due to a cold and will be ...