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- ↑ Brachmann, Jan (23 January 2023). "Ein Tod wird angekündigt". FAZ (in German). Retrieved 9 February 2023.
- ↑ "Vito Žurajs "Blühen" an Oper Frankfurt uraufgeführt". musik-heute.de (in German). 22 January 2023. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
- ↑ "Bianca Andrew / Mezzo-soprano". Oper Frankfurt. 2023. Retrieved 16 February 2023.