These occur especially in contexts of heightened emotion or important events rather like arias in European operas.

His highest priorities seem to be shocking the audience, receiving publicity and strengthening his reputation as a bad boy of European opera.

European opera was influenced heavily by the idea of turquerie.

Of course, the European opera and American musical traditions do overlap and, in many cases, the differences are hard to pinpoint.

It is different from European opera, in the sense that the characters are not so distinct.

It was soon being performed in all the big European opera houses.

One result is that its record in building a public for Eastern European opera is decidedly unimpressive and not likely to improve.

This version of aria form with ritornelli became a dominant feature of European opera throughout the 18th century.

In the United States, we imitate bad European opera instead of looking at the masterpieces through our own culture and eyes.

European opera is easier to move people's hearts, and Verdi is good for encouraging struggle, too.