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Opera

Alex O’Connell

Timothée Chalamet says nobody cares about opera anymore. I used to agree

When the Oscar nominee dismissed it as an art form ‘no one cares about’, singers erupted in outrage. But I understand the instinct – I spent years resisting it myself

Tue 10 Mar 2026

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