Opera flourishes: in spite of all the financial cutbacks, the UK’s opera companies are managing to create new work and stimulating productions for all tastes, in a unique mix of music, drama, dance, and staging.

Beth Morrison has shepherded dozens of new works into existence over the past 20 years. And her footprint continues to grow.

Kennedy Center President Richard Grenell raged on social media after Grammy-winning banjo player Béla Fleck became the latest artist to cancel on the venue.

Donald Trump’s own supporters within the Kennedy Center’s resident orchestra are “disgusted and terrified” by the president’s decision to add his name to their longtime artistic home. Members of the National Symphony Orchestra,