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US tenor Christopher Macchio booked for Xi-Trump state dinner performance
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PUBLISHEDSep 24, 2026, 11:18 AM
What the source reports
American tenor Christopher Macchio will perform at the White House banquet for Chinese President Xi Jinping during his first state visit to the United States in more than a decade.
“An honour to return to Washington DC to perform for the State Dinner with Donald Trump (originally @realDonaldTrump) and President Xi,” Macchio said on social media, tagging the official accounts of Trump, the White House, and the Trump…
Main source: SCMP
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