Washington National Opera may move out of Kennedy Center due to Trump ‘takeover’
by Charlotte Higgins in Washington from World news | The Guardian on (#71AHP)
Ticket sales at about 40% unsold compared with before president made himself chair of US performing arts center
The Washington National Opera (WNO) is considering moving out of the Kennedy Center, the company's home since the US's national performing arts center opened in 1971.
The possibility has been forced on the company as a result of the takeover" of the center by Donald Trump, according to WNO's artistic director, Francesca Zambello. The president declared himself chair of the institution in February, sacking and replacing its board and leadership.
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