Andrea Bocelli has entered the conversation regarding Timothée Chalamet’s comments that said “no one cares” about opera and ballet.

The tenor said, “I believe we often tend to keep our distance from what we have not yet truly encountered. Opera and ballet are art forms that have crossed centuries and continue to speak to the human heart, because they answer a deep need for beauty, truth, and emotion. They are not arts of the past, but living languages that can still move us, make us reflect, and bring different generations together. I am convinced that a sensitive performer like Timothée, who understands the power of emotions, may one day discover that opera and dance draw from that very same source,” he added. “Should he ever be curious, I would be happy to welcome him as a guest at one of my concerts. Sometimes it only takes a few minutes of hearing this music live to understand why, after centuries, it continues to be loved all over the world.”

Bocelli is the latest classical musician to speak out against the Oscar nominees comments following the likes of Aida Garifullina, Gustavo Dudamel, John Brancy, Alondra de la Parra, and Isabel Leonard. He also joins numerous opera houses who took a moment to invite the actor to the opera and ballet.

On March 3, OperaWire published a story spotlighting Chalamet’s comments from his conversation with Matthew McConaughey. “I don’t want to be working in ballet or opera where it’s like, ‘Hey, keep this thing alive, even though no one cares about this anymore.’” He then added, “all respect to the ballet and opera people out there. I just lost 14 cents in viewership.”