The New York Times

Contemporary Opera Doesn’t Need to ‘Challenge’ Audiences

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Playbill

Met Opera Names Winners of 2026 Laffont Competition

Laffont Competition Grand Finals Winners Gabriel Natal-Báez, Elizabeth Hanje, Song Hee Lee, Shannon Crowley, Robert Wente, and Anna Thompson. (Natalie Powers / Met Opera) The Metropolitan Opera has ...
The Guardian

No, Timothée Chalamet, opera isn’t ‘dead’ – it’s been alive for centuries

Readers respond to Rebecca Humphries’s article about the actor’s much criticised comments on opera and ballet Every generation seems to produce someone ready to declare opera and ballet irrelevant.
The Arts Desk

Siegfried, Royal Opera review - no bully, but a bright boy who learns fast

We also witness Kosky developing the intense imagination which powered his Rheingold and Walküre. That his wise, compassionate ancient Erda would be with us throughout was a given, but not how he'd ...
The Hollywood Reporter

Oscars: Conan O’Brien, Short Film Winner Call Out Timothée Chalamet’s Ballet and Opera Comments

The 'Marty Supreme' star's comments about the art forms last month have sparked an outpouring of reactions from celebrities recently. By Lexi Carson Associate Editor Timothée Chalamet’s recent ...
Entertainment Weekly

Timothée Chalamet and Kylie Jenner react to Conan O'Brien's opera controversy joke at Oscars

The "Marty Supreme" star has come under fire for remarks he made about opera and ballet, drawing harsh criticism from Whoopi Goldberg, Nathan Lane, Doja Cat, and more. Joey Nolfi is a senior writer at ...
The Hollywood Reporter

What Timothée Chalamet Gets Wrong — and Right — About the Death of Opera

Bangkok-based opera director S.P. Somtow on why the genre's future may lie far from where it began: "Opera is going to survive no matter what anyone says." By Somtow Sucharitkul Composer and Conductor ...
Deadline.com

Andrea Bocelli Responds To Timothée Chalamet’s Dismissal Of Opera & Ballet, Singer Says The Art Forms “Continue To Speak To The Human Heart”

Another beloved figure has taken Timothée Chalamet to task for his recent comments the Oscar nominee made about opera and ballet, including that “no one cares” about them anymore. “I believe we often ...
Variety

Andrea Bocelli Tells Timothée Chalamet Opera, Ballet and Filmmaking Draw From the ‘Same Source’ of Human Emotion: ‘They Are Not Arts of the Past’

Italian opera legend Andrea Bocelli told People that he’s “surprised” his “fellow artist” Timothée Chalamet disparaged the value of opera and ballet during the “Variety & CNN Town Hall,” adding that ...
People

Could Timothée Chalamet’s Remarks About Ballet and Opera Cost Him an Oscar? What He Said

Timothée Chalamet criticized the art forms during a February 2026 'Variety' and CNN town hall with Matthew McConaughey Samantha Stutsman is a writer and surveillance editor at PEOPLE. Timothée ...
ABC7

Timothée Chalamet faces backlash over comments about opera and ballet in recent interview

LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Actor and Oscar nominee Timothée Chalamet is facing criticism from members of the opera and ballet communities after comments he made during a recent interview. Chalamet's ...
Variety

Timothée Chalamet Faces Backlash From Ballet and Opera Communities After Viral ‘No One Cares’ Comment: ‘We’d Love To Change Your Mind’

The opera and ballet communities are firing back at Timothée Chalamet after the “Marty Supreme” star said during “A CNN & Variety Town Hall Event” that he didn’t want theatrical movie going to end up ...