Andrea Bocelli, legendary Italian opera singer, has expressed his hope that fellow artist Timothée Chalamet will learn about opera and ballet, which he believes are both art forms that still appeal to the human heart and appeal to different generations. Boceli, who has sold over 90 million records worldwide and is known for expanding the audience of classical music and introducing opera to a new generation, also invited ChalamET to one of his concerts. This comes amid criticism following Chalamat's comments that he thought ballet and opera were "no one cares about" anymore. Industry figures, including ballet dancers, opera singers, fellow actors, and the principal of his performing arts high school alma mater, have defended opera, ballet, and ballet.