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References
- 1 2 Warrack, John; West, Ewan (1996). "Isabeau". The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Opera. Oxford University Press.
- 1 2 Girardi, Michele [in Italian] (1992). "Isabeau". In Sadie, Stanley; Tyrrell, John (eds.). The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians (2nd ed.). London: Macmillan Publishers. ISBN 978-1-56159-239-5.
- ↑ "Isabeau", italianopera.org
- ↑ Casaglia, Gherardo (2005). "Isabeau, 2 June 1911" . L'Almanacco di Gherardo Casaglia (in Italian).
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