Renée Fleming has pulled out of two scheduled May appearances at the Kennedy Center, marking the latest in a series of high-profile withdrawals since Donald Trump's administration ousted the previous leadership and the new management announced the venue would be renamed the Trump Kennedy Center.
The acclaimed Grammy-winning soprano was set to perform with conductor James Gaffigan and the National Symphony Orchestra. Her decision follows her resignation a year ago as "Artistic Advisor at Large," when she cited the forced departures of Kennedy Center Chair David Rubenstein and its president, Deborah Rutter. The center itself attributed her cancellation from the May concerts to "a scheduling conflict."
