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- 1 2 Mike Ashman, Review of Boris Godunov (Turin, 2010), Gramophone , January, 2012.
- ↑ Turin 2010 Blu-ray, OCLC 793922679.
- ↑ Boris Godunov (23 October 2010), Met Opera on Demand.
- ↑ Mentioned in the end credits of the Met Opera 2010 video.
- ↑ Anthony Tommasini, "Music Review: Ruthless Czar, Haunted by Doubts", The New York Times, 12 October 2010.