

Javier C. Hernandez
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Lincoln Center Plans a $335 Million Makeover of Its Western Edge
The center in Manhattan aims to attract new audiences, as it takes down a wall on Amsterdam Avenue and revamps Damrosch Park.

Michael Flynn, a Trump Ally, Sponsors Beethoven at the Kennedy Center
Following the president’s overhaul of the center, Mr. Flynn, the former national security adviser, has made a substantial gift to the National Symphony Orchestra.

Kennedy Center Employees, Alarmed by Trump, Push to Unionize
Employees say they are concerned by the Trump administration’s efforts to “dismantle mission-essential departments and reshape our arts programming.”

La Scala Taps South Korean Maestro Myung-whun Chung as Music Director
Myung-whun Chung will be the first Asian, and one of the first conductors born outside Italy, to serve as music director in the opera house’s...

Trump’s Kennedy Center Would Get $257 Million in House Republican Plan
A House committee proposed a huge increase in federal funding to repair and restore the center, which President Trump took over in February. Democrats have...

Soprano Patricia Racette to Lead Opera Theater of St. Louis
Patricia Racette, who has a recent history of performing in and directing productions with the company, will begin as its artistic director this fall.

For His Met Opera Debut, a Director Takes On ‘Salome’
The renowned German director Claus Guth is staging Strauss’s breakthrough opera with a focus on themes of trauma and abuse.

Juilliard Plans $550 Million Drive to Go Tuition Free
The goal is to make the school’s programs more accessible and to ease the burden on graduates pursuing careers in the arts.

Under Trump, Kennedy Center Fires More Staff Members
At least a half-dozen workers were dismissed as the Trump administration strengthens its control of the cultural institution.

Lincoln Center Summer Festival to Bring Back Some Classical Music
Summer for the City will feature a dozen productions by the American Modern Opera Company, a Sanskrit epic, a celebration of Brazil and more.