Finley trotted in to an extended ovation, then earned more cheers when he pulled a curveball from Jones inside the right-field foul pole leading off the bottom of the inning.

Sharapova's victory would have taken up even less time if not for the extended ovation that greeted Karatantcheva when she finally won a game, trailing 0-4 in the final set.

And the crowd barely let him sing: he struggled to keep his composure while acknowledging a series of extended ovations.

It was startling, and dramatic, and the audience, realizing it had witnessed something special, gave Mr. Haynes and his band an extended ovation.

But the reality of his decision didn't hit until Friday evening, when a crowd of 15,464 fans - more than 4,000 below capacity - gave him an extended ovation at the Spectrum.

When Mr. Clinton entered a hall to speak in Belfast, an audience of 500 gave him an extended ovation.

Bonds walked to the mound with a limp, and SBC Park exploded with an extended ovation that seemed to surprise him.

At one point, after an extended ovation, she got a little emotional and had to take a short break until the crowd quieted down.

He did so, and that was enough to set off several extended ovations.

One of those moments was the third act showpiece, "E lucevan le stelle" ("The Stars Shone"), drew an extended ovation.