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- ↑ "Hentschke, Heinz; Operetten-Regisseur und Librettist - Munzinger Online" . Retrieved 21 September 2014.
- ↑ Traubner, Richard (16 October 2003). Operetta. ISBN 9780203509029 . Retrieved 21 September 2014.
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