The Washington National Opera will leave the Kennedy Center, the two organizations said on Friday, marking the latest departure from the storied Washington arts institution since President Donald Trump and his allies took it over. “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 independent nonprofit entity,” the opera said in a statement, saying the step followed changes at the center. The opera’s artistic director, Francesca Zambello, told the Guardian in November that it might leave its home of more than 50 years after a collapse in box office revenue and “shattered” donor confidence in the wake of Trump’s takeover. A spokesperson for the center said it had “made the difficult decision to part ways with the WNO due to a financially challenging relationship,” adding that the departure “enables us to make responsibl
Washington National Opera will leave Kennedy Center
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