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The Washington National Opera announced Friday that it will move performances away from the Kennedy Center in another high-profile departure following President Trump's takeover of the U.S. capital's leading performing arts venue.
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The Washington National Opera will relocate two of its spring productions to Lisner Auditorium after cutting ties with the Kennedy Center last week.
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"After careful consideration, we have made the difficult decision to part ways with the WNO due to a financially challenging relationship," a center rep said.
The Lisner Auditorium, at George Washington University, is smaller than the Kennedy Center’s Opera House, with 1,400 seats compared to about 2,300 at the center.
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The opera said it will seek to end its affiliation with the Kennedy Center through an “amicable transition” and will return to operating independently. It cited financial constraints imposed after Trump fired the Kennedy Center’s board and installed allies to oversee it.