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- ↑ .Opera Preview: German mezzo wears the pants for Rosenkavalier title role Archived 2011-05-09 at the Wayback Machine , on nctimes.com. Accessed 20 January 2012.
- ↑ Auf Tränen folgt Sehnen / RMF II Schumanns Vokalquartette auf Schloss Johannisberg Archived 2011-10-05 at the Wayback Machine Axel Zibulski, Wiesbadener Tagblatt , 15 July 2011 (in German)
