Flipboard Culture DeskMar 9

Timothee Chalamet has upset opera and ballet fans after saying that artists want to "keep this thing alive" even though "no one cares" about it anymore. Here's @Variety's story on the comments, which were made at a town-hall event during a conversation about releasing movies in theaters. We want to know: Does he have a point? Are these dying arts?

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I have been to the ballet/opera in the past year
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I have been to the ballet/opera
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I have never been to the ballet/opera
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Timothée Chalamet Faces Backlash From Ballet and Opera Communities

Timothée Chalamet is facining backlash after he suggested 'no one cares' about ballet or opera.

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I hope they are not dying. What a terrible thing to say. Opera has been around for more than a century! I use to have a season subscription to the City Opera and Ballet at Lincoln Center when I was in my late 20's-30's. I loved it. It got harder to go so regularly as work/travel demands changed. I saw some of the most fun productions! My favorite Lucia di Lammermoor (besides all the Mozart Operas). I also had a subscription to the NY Philharmonic. So fun!

Mar 9 at 6:22pmWeb