Why Timothée Chalamet is wrong about opera’s place in our AI-ravished world

Timothée Chalamet drew widespread condemnation when he implied that opera is a dying artform, and said that “no one cares” about the medium anymore. It was a dumb thing to say. And it’s also wrong. Opera, like most performing arts, is still recovering from the pandemic. But the industry as a whole is actually growing-dramatically. Globally, opera is worth $3.4B, and is expected to grow to $5.33B over the next few years. First-time attendance has than tripled since 2021, as young people head to the opera house.