The classically-trained Rosalía topped many end of year polls for her opera-influenced album Lux, with an inevitable flurry of TikTok videos using her music.
And her performance of the lead single Berghain – with Bjork, a full orchestra and a youth choir – on stage at the Brit Awards, external in February brought her to a wider audience.
Classical experts have also cited the influence of composers such as Vivaldi, merged with hip hop and pop.
Pinterest said “opera aesthetics”, external – a trend which it said encapsulated “dramatic, opulent and theatrical styles” – was one of its fastest growing trends, with a 55% increase in interest in opera-themed dresses on its app over the past year.
“Opera has the potential to be a valid, living, contemporary art form which draws upon so many other different types of art, design, action, other types of music, different types of performance,” said Thomas.
