amy- La Boheme

Everyone knows that opera as a whole is somewhat funny. One might ask how exactly La Boheme fits into the spirituality. It is a storyline that goes through a rather ridiculous plot of artist bachelors in France and perhaps about how they go about their relationships. So we must say that this is no Shakespeare. That is just it. Not every storyline needs to be Shakespeare. All this does not have to be some deep meaning. I think that La Boheme is not about the words, but all about the feeling. Art is spiritually cathartic in this way. We do not always have to be thinking, analyzing and plucking the ideas from what is said. We cannot always rationally look at emotions. Even within religion, there is a purely emotional side that cannot be explained. Spirituality must always have a combination of mind and heart. Heart is typically wrapped up within the emotional side of life. La Boheme turns the monotony of everyday living into something dramatic and emotional. We’re painting? Let’s sing our emotions! We’re cold? Let’s sing the cold! It’s Christmastime, let’s dance and sing! I really enjoyed the simplicity of the whole opera. All of the emotions were portrayed in such a silly plotline, but I think this is what the playwright is going for. If the viewers get the head out of the way, then the only thing that concerns them is the emotions they feel. Now it is understood that one should not be all emotions all the time, but every now and then I think it is okay.