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- ↑ "Caro nome che il mio cor – Rigoletto – Giuseppe Verdi". opera-arias.com. Retrieved 2018-11-12.
- ↑ "Caro nome". aria-database.com. Retrieved 2018-11-12.
- ↑ "Aria Frequency List: Soprano". Wolf Trap Opera . Retrieved 2018-11-12.
- ↑ "Rigoletto Musical Highlight: 'Caro nome' ". Royal Opera House . 2014-09-09. Archived from the original on 2018-08-07. Retrieved 2019-06-28.
