Name
Working Group Session 2: PURPOSE
Date & Time
Thursday, October 22, 2026, 1:40 PM - 2:20 PM
Laura Canning Aoife Daly Finnegan Downie Dear Hannah Watton
Description

When Timothée Chalamet spoke publicly about opera, the world paid attention.

His comments reflected what certain younger circles may feel: that opera is extraordinary but distant, exciting in theory yet alienating. This session asks what it would genuinely take to change that.

Beyond the marketing and pricing - we explore the fundamental question of whether opera is building itself for the next generation.