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- ↑ David Mason Greene · Greene's Biographical Encyclopedia of Composers 1985 - Page 1149 "... opera Cecilia, completed in 1923 but not produced until 1934 (in Rome). Various prime donne, beginning with Claudia Muzio and including the Renatas Tebaldi and Scotto, have continued to use it as a showcase for their talents."
- ↑ Review
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