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 $3.4 billion, and is expected to grow to $5.33 billion over the next few years. First-time attendance has more than tripled since 2021...