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Trump’s Too Dumb to Know It, but Philip Glass’s Opera Is About Him
Donald Trump responded to Philip Glass’s withdrawal of his Lincoln symphony from the Kennedy Center the way he usually does ...
The composer says the center's values "are in direct conflict with the message" of the work, which is based on an Abraham Lincoln speech.
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Composer cancels Kennedy Center performance of ‘Lincoln’ symphony over ‘direct conflict’ of values
Renowned American composer Philip Glass has abruptly pulled the scheduled premiere of his newest work from the Kennedy Center. Glass announced on Tuesday he pulled the world premiere of his newest ...
In recent stories and his new novel, George Saunders’s writing has begun feel frustrated, spiritually and artistically.
Glass’s new symphony is apparently specifically inspired by a speech Lincoln gave in 1838, decades before he became president, in which he warned about the dangers of mob violence, citing several ...
Amid cancellations and turmoil, the National Symphony Orchestra is planning to stay. “I cannot make everybody happy,” its ...
East End Arts presents large-scale mosaic portraits of prominent figures in the civil rights movement created by Long Island ...
The white Carrara marble of the Kennedy Center has long stood as Washington D.C.’s secular cathedral, a “living memorial” to ...
The Boston Civic Symphony will commemorate America's 250th anniversary with a special concert at Jordan Hall, showcasing a ...
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Philip Glass' last work is a direct warning about Trump: legal scholar
President Donald Trump's influence on Washington D.C.'s Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts (which the president has added ...
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