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References
- 1 2 Salter, Lionel. Jugar con fuego. In: The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. Macmillan, London and New York, 1997.
- ↑ The WorldCat page for Mme. d'Egmont, ou Sont-elles deux? accessed 8 January 1816.
- 1 2 Jugar don fuego page at the la zarzuela site accessed 8 January 2016.
