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Trump has purged the Kennedy Center’s board, which in turn made him its chair – why does that matter?

No U.S. president has served as a member of the Kennedy Center board before, let alone its chair.

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Keegan MorrisMarch 4, 2022

Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra Announces 2022-23 Season, Its 45th
Associated PressMarch 4, 2022

Spanish theatre drops Bolshoi’s ballet show over Ukraine war
Associated PressMarch 3, 2022

Anna Netrebko out of Met Opera over her support of Putin

Composer Bernstein’s children defend Bradley Cooper’s prosthetic nose after ‘Maestro’ is criticized
Associated PressAugust 18, 2023
To some, Cooper's nose in the trailer seemed like the kind of outsized caricature that has been a regular feature of Jewish portrayals throughout film history.
Renata Scotto holds up her hand, mid-song

Renata Scotto, soprano of uncommon intensity, dies at 89
Associated PressAugust 16, 2023
Scotto became a successful director after her singing career.

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Verbier says Gergiev resigns as festival head at its request
Associated PressMarch 1, 2022
The festival says it made the change as a response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine; Gergiev, a Russian conductor, is a friend and supporter of Vladimir Putin.

Verdi’s ‘Don Carlos’ arrives at Met Opera in original French
Associated PressMarch 1, 2022
The version is largely based on the 1867 rehearsals and Paris Opéra premiere, including long-lost sections rediscovered in the late 1960s by David Rosen and Andrew Porter.

Management drops conductor Valery Gergiev over Putin ties
Associated PressFebruary 28, 2022
Gergiev's former manager called him "the greatest conductor alive and an extraordinary human being with a profound sense of decency" but said that in light of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, it was "impossible" to defend his interests.
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