“There is no language in love and music”, says Ray Jay in the 2010 Indian movie Kites. Although the subject of love can be discussed, and argued at another appropriate time, I think Ray was absolutely right in saying that you don’t need to know a language in order to understand music that is foreign to you. Before arriving at the Opera, I didn’t really have a high expectation of being entertained. I knew the singing was going to be in Italian, and although there are subtitles available I still didn’t think I would have a good time gazing back and forth from the subtitles in front of me to the stage up ahead. However, I made a promise that I would enjoy myself, and so beginning from the first Act I would first read the subtitles and then quickly look up at the stage to see the actors performing. This was good technique because I able to stay focused on the play, however I noticed that once in a while I would miss reading the subtitles because I would be focused on the acting but strangely enough I would still understand what the actors were saying. It wasn’t that I understood Italian, but that their singing was so powerful and the music in the background was so applicable that despite reading the subtitles I was able to get the gist of the play. The characters playing Tosca and Mario didn’t even need singing to portray the emotion of love, their actions and body language was so powerful that they radiated Tosca and Mario’s love to the whole audience. I think I finally know why so many people go to the Opera, especially on a weeknight. You don’t need to know Italian or any other language, because the Opera is so beautifully dramatic and strangely clear to understand that you can be sucked into the action and drama despite knowing what actors are saying.