US EditionRichard Grenell Says X Account Hacked After Sharing Washington National Opera Exit From Kennedy Center
The Washington National Opera will operate independently due to funding model conflicts, planning to move venues and reduce its spring season to maintain financial stability.
- On Friday, the Washington National Opera announced it will end its more-than-50-year affiliation with the John F. Kennedy Center and seek an amicable early termination to operate independently, planning to relocate performances and scale its spring season despite no signed leases.
- Officials say a changing financial and institutional environment made the longtime partnership unsustainable, and The Kennedy Center's new policy requires productions to be fully funded in advance, conflicting with WNO's funding model.
- Financial filings and tweets indicate Kennedy Center leadership cited a $7.2 million FY 2025 deficit and $5.8 million in additional expenses for WNO, with ticket sales at 4% of revenue but 16% of expenses.
- In public posts on X, Richard Grenell said his account was hacked and alerted X about deleted content, while the Opera Board Chair shared a screenshot showing talks since November 8 at Grenell's invitation.
- Amid the center's rebranding, opponents note legally renaming a national monument requires an act of Congress, while the Kennedy family opposes the change to The Donald J. Trump and the John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts.
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