Renée Fleming pulls out of Kennedy Center performances amid naming controversy
TL;DR
Renée Fleming withdrew from two May Kennedy Center performances with the National Symphony Orchestra amid leadership upheaval surrounding the venue’s planned rename to the Trump Kennedy Center; the center cited a scheduling conflict and said a replacement soloist and repertoire would be announced later, with the rest of the program remaining unchanged.
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