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The Opera and Ballet Communities Haven’t Taken Those Timothée Chalamet Comments Well: “We Should Be Trying to Uplift These Art Forms”

The 'Marty Supreme' star is taking some heat after a clip from his conversation with Matthew McConaughey resurfaced and showed Chalamet saying "no one cares" about ballet or opera.

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Ballet Dancers and Opera Singers Are Mad at Timothée Chalamet

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Hell hath no fury like classic arts being targeted. During his chat with Matthew McConaughey at the University of Texas, Timothée Chalamet had some fighting words for his fellow dancers. “I’m really right in the middle, Matthew. I admire people, and I’ve done it myself, who go on a talk show and say, ‘Hey, we’ve got to keep movie theaters alive, we’ve gotta keep this genre alive,’ and another part of me feels like if people want to see it, like Barbie, like Oppenheimer, they’re going to go see it and go out of their way to be loud and proud about it,” he shared. “I don’t want to be working in ballet, or opera, or things where it’s like, ‘Hey, keep this thing alive, even though like no one cares about this anymore.’ All respect to all the ballet and opera people out there.” He then joked about the comment he just made, adding, “I just lost 14 cents in viewership. I just took shots for no reason.” Chalamet then mimics opera singing before McConaughey reels him back in.

Opera Industry Reacts to Timothée Chalamet’s Comments that ‘No One Cares’ About Opera

The opera industry is responding to Timothée Chalamet’s remarks that said “no one cares” about opera or ballet.

Major houses like the Metropolitan Opera, Bayerische Staatsoper, LA Opera, and Wiener Staatsoper have taken to social media posting varying messages.

The Met showed a video of the many artisans in the industry with the caption “All Respect to opera (and ballet) people out there,” while the LA Opera posted a picture of “Akhnaten” with the caption “Sorry, @tchalamet. We’d offer you complimentary tickets to ‘Akhnaten,’ but it’s selling out. There are a few seats left to purchase if you hurry.”

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