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- ↑ Alexis Luko. "Edmonton Opera". Encyclopedia of Music in Canada . Retrieved August 25, 2019.
- ↑ Betty Nygaard King. "Irving Guttman". Encyclopedia of Music in Canada. Retrieved August 25, 2019.
