Kennedy Center has announced that it will extend Board Chairman David M. Rubenstein’s leadership of the nation’s cultural center until September 2026. Rubenstein agreed to remain in the role after the national search for a new board chair, which began in May, took longer than expected. As a result, the board leadership decided to pause the search and asked Rubenstein {…}
(Photo credit: Merri Cyer) The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and Artistic Advisor-at-Large and 2023 Kennedy Center Honoree Renée Fleming have announced the programming of the 2024–25 “Renée Fleming VOICES” series. For the purposes of this article, only classical voice events are included. “The Big Sing,” presented by the Kennedy Center, the Washington National Cathedral, and Levine {…}
The Kennedy Center together with the Washington National Opera and the National Symphony Orchestra have announced the 2024 roster for the Center’s prestigious summer training programs. The company announced that 24 high school students from around the country will participate in the WNO’s Opera Institute, celebrating its 25th anniversary. The company also announced that more than 60 instrumentalists who plan {…}
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts has announced that board chairman David M. Rubenstein will retire from the board of trustees after 14 years, effective at the board’s Annual Meeting in January 2025. Rubenstein is only the sixth chairman in the Kennedy Center’s history and was elected chairman in 2010 and re-elected each year since that time. He {…}
CBS and the Kennedy Center have announced that the 46th Annual Kennedy Center Honors will air Dec. 27 on the CBS Television Network and stream on Paramount+. This year’s honorees include actor and comedian Billy Crystal, acclaimed soprano Renée Fleming, British singer-songwriter, producer, and Bee Gees member Barry Gibb, rapper, singer, and actress Queen Latifah, and singer Dionne Warwick. Gloria Estefan {…}
The Kennedy Center, in partnership with AMC Theatres, has released a public service announcement featuring Academy Award®–winning actor, singer, and dancer Ariana DeBose promoting arts education and encourages public to “thank an art teacher.” Coinciding with the National Arts in Education week (Sept. 10–16), the campaign will be shown at AMC Theatre locations across the country from Aug. 25 through {…}
(Credit: Bryn Terfel / Facebook) The Kennedy Center has announced the 2023-24 season of Renée Flemings VOICES, which will feature artists from a wide range of musical genres. The lone classical voice performance on offer will feature bass-baritone Sir Bryn Terfel. “I’m thrilled that my beloved colleague, the great Welsh bass-baritone Bryn Terfel, is coming to the Concert Hall,” Fleming {…}
Juan Diego Flórez has canceled his recital at the Kennedy Center. The tenor took to social media and said, “I am so sorry to announce that regrettably, I have to cancel my concert tomorrow at the Kennedy Center in Washington DC due to a sudden throat infection. We are already looking for a replacement date, and I hope to be {…}
The Kennedy Center is set to celebrate the 50th anniversary with two projects, the opening of “Art and Ideals: President John F. Kennedy” – a new permanent exhibit exploring Kennedy’s presidency and commitment to the arts and a reprise of Bernstein’s “MASS,” which premiered at the center’s opening exactly 51 years before the upcoming performance. The projects will close an {…}
The Kennedy Center announced its performances for young people that will take place during the 2022-23 season. There will be a variety of events for families and children ages 5 and up. For this article, we will only focus on opera-related pieces. Composer of “Parable of the Sower: The Opera,” Toshi Reagon’s new piece “The Day You Begin” makes its world {…}
In celebration of The Kennedy Center’s 50th anniversary, the organization has inducted 50 cultural leaders that represent its hopes for the next 5o years. “The Kennedy Center Next 50” includes both individual artists, writers, chefs, athletes, and other leaders and organizations that are paving the way forward in their fields. The initiative will have “the cultural leaders will take part {…}