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- ↑ "Bruno Moretti" (bio). Orchestra della Toscana. Fondazione Regionale Orchestra Toscana. Retrieved 2012-11-14.
- ↑ "Home > The Company > Repertory Index – Vespro" [ permanent dead link ]. New York City Ballet. Retrieved 2012-11-14.
- ↑ "Moretti: Caravaggio / Staatsballett Berlin (blu-ray), Arthaus Musik #101464, 2008" Archived 2018-08-18 at the Wayback Machine . Arkiv Music. Retrieved 2012-11-14.
