Washington National Opera to leave Kennedy Center after 55 years, citing Trump-era policies, donor backlash and artistic clashes.

The Washington National Opera, which has operated out of the Kennedy Center since 1971, is leaving the Kennedy Center. The move comes amid a wave of artist cancellations after the center's board voted to rename the venue after President Trump.

Numerous artists and musicians have canceled their scheduled appearances at the performing arts center after the board voted to add Trump's name to the institution.

According to The New York Times, the opera's board of trustees on Friday approved a resolution to leave the Kennedy Center, which has been at the center of controversy in the last

The opera company decided on Friday to move its performances out of the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, abandoning the hall where it has played since 1971.

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’s decision to leave the Kennedy Center after more than five decades set off a political and cultural firestorm – and critics wasted no time framing it as a direct rebuke of President Donald Trump’s second-term overhaul of the iconic institution.

The Washington National Opera and the Kennedy Center are parting ways. The opera has performed at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts since 1971. The details around its departure are unclear,