{"id":2317366,"date":"2026-03-07T17:39:09","date_gmt":"2026-03-07T17:39:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2317366"},"modified":"2026-03-07T17:39:09","modified_gmt":"2026-03-07T17:39:09","slug":"timothee-chalamet-slammed-for-saying-no-one-cares-about-ballet-or-opera","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/timothee-chalamet-slammed-for-saying-no-one-cares-about-ballet-or-opera\/","title":{"rendered":"Timoth\u00e9e Chalamet slammed for saying &#8216;no one cares&#8217; about ballet or opera"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Timoth\u00e9e Chalamet might be in the complete unknown. <\/p>\n<p>Ballet dancers and opera singers are clapping back after the actor said \u201cno one cares\u201d about those facets of art.<\/p>\n<p>US opera singer Isabel Leonard wrote on Instagram, \u201cHonestly, I\u2019m shocked that someone so seemingly successful can be so ineloquent and narrow-minded in his views about art while considering himself as an artist as I would only imagine one would as an actor.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She added, \u201cTo take cheap shots at fellow artists says more in this interview than anything else he could say. Shows a lot about his character.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Timoth\u00e9e Chalamet, pictured during a live conversation with Matthew McConaughey last month, said that \u201cno one cares\u201d about the opera or ballet. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>The actor told McConaughey, pictured at the town hall above, that he doesn\u2019t \u201cwant to be working in ballet or opera\u201d where he has to keep it alive. <span class=\"credit\">celebrity.land<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>While Leonard noted that people don\u2019t have to \u201clike all art,\u201d \u201conly a weak person\/artist feels the need to diminish in fact, the very arts that would inspire those who are interested in slowing down, to do exactly that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Canadian mezzo-soprano Deepa Johnny chimed in, stating in the comments section, \u201cWhat a disappointing take. There is nothing more impressive than the magic of live theatre, ballet and opera.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Irish opera singer Se\u00e1n Tester took to <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DVeVe0ejP3N\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">his own his Instagram<\/a> to call Chalamet\u2019s comments \u201cthe kind of reductive take you hear when popularity is mistaken for cultural value.\u201d <\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Opera singer Isabel Leonard called Chalamet \u201cineloquent and narrow-minded.\u201d <span class=\"credit\">celebrity.land<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Opera singer Deepa Johnny chimed in on Instagram, writing, \u201cWhat a disappointing take.\u201d <span class=\"credit\">celebrity.land<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThey are not outdated art forms. They are living ones, constantly reinterpreted, constantly evolving \u2026 It\u2019s always fascinating when artists with global platforms dismiss opera and ballet as irrelevant. Opera and ballet have survived wars \u2026 To call these art forms irrelevant says far less about the art itself than it does about how little time someone has spent truly experiencing it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Chalamet\u2019s controversial comment was made while he was speaking with\u00a0Matthew McConaughey at a town hall event <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=rQsTU1xSca8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">produced by\u00a0Variety\u00a0and celebrity.land<\/a> last month. During the event, which aired on celebrity.land on Feb. 21, Chalamet, 30, explained, \u201cI admire people, and I\u2019ve done it myself, who go on a talk show and say, \u2018Hey, we\u2019ve got to keep movie theaters alive, we\u2019ve gotta keep this genre alive,\u2019 and another part of me feels like if people want to see it, like\u00a0\u2018Barbie,\u2019 like\u00a0\u2018Oppenheimer,\u2019 they\u2019re going to go see it and go out of their way to be loud and proud about it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But for the Academy Award nominee, he doesn\u2019t \u201cwant to be working in ballet or opera where it\u2019s like, \u2018Hey! Keep this thing alive, even though no one cares about this anymore.\u2019\u201d  <\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>The Royal Ballet and Opera said in a statement: \u201cBallet and opera have never existed in isolation \u2014 they have continually informed, inspired, and elevated other art forms.\u201d <span class=\"credit\">celebrity.land<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Chalamet is currently gearing up for the 98th Academy Awards where he is nominated for Best Actor for his role in \u201cMarty Supreme.\u201d <span class=\"credit\">Courtesy Everett Collection<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cAll respect to the ballet and opera people out there \u2026 I just lost 14 cents in viewership. I\u2019m taking shots for no reason,\u201d continued Chalamet.  <\/p>\n<p>Shortly after, the Royal Ballet and Opera released a statement, telling <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/movies\/movie-news\/opera-ballet-respond-timothee-chalamet-comments-1236523633\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the Hollywood Reporter<\/a>, \u201cBallet and opera have never existed in isolation \u2014 they have continually informed, inspired, and elevated other art forms.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTheir influence can be felt across theatre, film, contemporary music, fashion, and beyond,\u201d they continued. \u201cFor centuries, these disciplines have shaped the way artists create and audiences experience culture, and today millions of people around the world continue to enjoy and engage with them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Chalamet is currently gearing up for the 98th Academy Awards on March 15. The star is nominated for Best Actor for his role in \u201cMarty Supreme.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The sports drama movie is also up for the coveted Best Picture award.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source pagesix.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Timoth\u00e9e Chalamet might be in the complete unknown. Ballet dancers and opera singers are clapping back after the actor said \u201cno one cares\u201d about those facets of art. US opera singer Isabel Leonard wrote on Instagram, \u201cHonestly, I\u2019m shocked that someone so seemingly successful can be so ineloquent and narrow-minded in his views about art [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2317367,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25177],"tags":[25538,351770,344976,24003,21799,27639,21912,344544,34943],"class_list":["post-2317366","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-celebrities","tag-actors","tag-ballet","tag-celebrity-interviews","tag-celebrity-news","tag-film","tag-matthew-mcconaughey","tag-movies","tag-opera","tag-timothee-chalamet"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Timothee-Chalamet-slammed-for-saying-no-one-cares-about-ballet.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2317366","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2317366"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2317366\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2317368,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2317366\/revisions\/2317368"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2317367"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2317366"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2317366"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2317366"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}