1.   I stress this folk opera strength in Grimes, because it is usually considered an example of the doom of the individual, faced by the oppression of society.

2.   And why has that recording come from the Lyons Opera, of all faraway places for this most American of American folk operas?

3.   As a result, the folk opera, called Ache Lhamo, will be presented Sunday as part of the shotun, or fair, at Fort Tuthill Fairgrounds.

4.   Craig said the folk opera is a mythical Buddhist tale about a woman who goes through many trials to prove that she is enlightened.

5.   Folk opera is a highly distinctive element of Tibetan and Chinese cultures alike, and the two forms are very different in pitch, in dress and in form.

6.   Some dismissed it as pretentious folk opera, while others claimed it lacked authenticity and called it racist.

7.   Stores crowding Dorchester Avenue offer videotapes of cai luong, traditional Vietnamese folk opera, as well as foods like canned rambutan, jackfruit chips, and prawn crackers.

8.   The main character of a folk opera is the people, a peasantry who sing communally in a distinctive national idiom.

9.   You could write a jazz concerto or a folk opera.