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- ↑ DiGaetani, John Louis, "Richard Wagner: The Last of the Titans (review)", The Opera Quarterly, Volume 21, Number 2, Spring 2005, pp. 380-382
- ↑ Buller, Jeffrey L., "Wagner and Suicide (review)", The Opera Quarterly, Volume 21, Number 2, Spring 2005, pp. 376-380
