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 ...
The New York Times

Contemporary Opera Doesn’t Need to ‘Challenge’ Audiences

See more of our coverage in your search results.Encuentra más de nuestra cobertura en los resultados de búsqueda. Add The New York Times on GoogleAgrega The New York Times en Google Luciano Pavarotti, ...
BroadwayWorld

Vidéo : Premier aperçu de LA TRAVIATA, mise en scène par Michael Mayer, au Metropolitan Opera

Le Metropolitan Opera a publié une première vidéo de LA TRAVIATA, qui se joue maintenant jusqu'au 6 juin 2026. Un pilier du répertoire, l'opéra de Giuseppe Verdi suit Violetta Valéry, une courtisane ...
The Conversation

‘Opera needs to attract good writers and tell better stories’: four experts on how opera can survive, thrive and reach new audiences

Professor of Contemporary Theatre and Performance, Queen Mary University of London Edward Venn has received funding from the AHRC. Jennifer Daniel has received funding from the AHRC, Opera North ...
Variety

Jon Stewart Says ‘Opera and Ballet Have Defeated Timothée Chalamet’ After Misty Copeland’s Oscars Performance: ‘No Contest! A Knockout!’

On this week’s episode of “The Daily Show,” Jon Stewart weighed in on Timothée Chalamet’s viral takedown of ballet and opera. “As you are well aware, a terrible war has been raging for two weeks now,” ...
The Hollywood Reporter

Andrea Bocelli Tells Timothée Chalamet to Listen to Opera Music to Understand Why It “Continues to Be Loved”

Actor Nathan Lane also chimed in on the controversy surrounding the 'Marty Supreme' actor, informing him, "If you think nobody cares about opera and ballet, I can’t tell you how much we don’t care ...
Soap Opera Digest

General Hospital’s Van Hansis Reveals Easter Egg in Lucas & Britt Scene

Tap Here To Add Soap Opera Digest As A Trusted Source This led to a surprisingly tender moment between Lucas and Britt in the March 24 episode of GH. After Britt confided that she and Jason (Steve ...
Slate

Somehow the Oscars Captured the Magic of What Might Be the Best Movie Scene of the Year

Of the many standout scenes from last year’s best movies, perhaps the most striking is the showstopping, several-minute-long, uninterrupted musical set piece in Sinners. You know the one: the sequence ...
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 Timothée Chalamet’s recent remarks about opera and ballet have struck a sour note ...
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 ...
The New York Times

A Troubling Problem at the Heart of the Met Opera’s Big Hit

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by Critic’s Notebook Audiences are packing the theater for a new “Tristan und Isolde.” Everyone can see the same spectacle, but they probably don’t hear ...
People

Andrea Bocelli Says He Hopes Timothée Chalamet Learns Opera, Ballet Draw from 'Same Source' of 'Emotions' as Acting (Exclusive)

Bocelli said he'd be "happy to welcome" the actor as a guest at one of his concerts Rachel DeSantis is a senior writer on the music team at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2019, and her ...