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- ↑ Recordings on operadis-opera-discography.org.uk
- ↑ "Rigoletto Lorenzo Molajoli". operadis opera discography site. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
- ↑ "Rigoletto Carlo Sabajno". operadis opera discography site. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
- ↑ "Rigoletto". musicbrainz.org. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
- ↑ "Rigoletto Jonel Perlea". discogs.com site. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
- ↑ "Rigoletto" (7 November 1977), Met Opera on Demand; "CID:251290", Met Opera Archive.
- ↑ "Rigoletto" (15 December 1981), Met Opera on Demand; "CID:266930", Met Opera Archive.
- ↑ Rigoletto, Deutsche Grammophon
- ↑ "Verdi: Rigoletto Vocal & Song Opera in English Opera In English" . Retrieved 26 December 2017.
- ↑ "Rigoletto Verona". Naxos.com. Retrieved 15 June 2014.
- ↑ "Rigoletto Liceu". Naxos.com.
- ↑ "Rigoletto Zurich". Naxos.com. Retrieved 15 June 2014.
- ↑ "Rigoletto" (16 February 2013), Met Opera on Demand; "CID:354860", Met Opera Archive.
- ↑ "Verdi: Rigoletto". Presto Classical. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
- ↑ "Rigoletto" (29 January 2022), Met Opera on Demand; "CID: 357568", Met Opera Archive.
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