After a composer pulled out of Kennedy Center amid Trump’s rebranding, De Niro to appear at Carnegie Hall

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Robert De Niro is set to appear at Carnegie Hall this week, where he will recite excerpts from a Philip Glass opera centered on Abraham Lincoln.

This performance comes after the renowned composer canceled the opera's intended premiere at the Kennedy Center in protest of President Donald Trump's removal of the center's leadership.

Glass's Symphony No. 25, titled "Lincoln," will be featured during a benefit event on Tuesday night for Tibet House US, a nonprofit educatio...

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