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- ↑ "Den Jyske Opera / Danish National Opera". Den Jyske Opera. Retrieved 27 July 2014.
- ↑ Lanre Bakare (8 October 2019). "English National Opera names Annilese Miskimmon as new artistic director". The Guardian . Retrieved 29 December 2024.