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- ↑ Pines, Roger (May 29, 2023). "In The Met's New Production of The Magic Flute, the Queen of the Night Uses a Wheelchair". Playbill.com. Retrieved May 29, 2023.
- ↑ Lawrence A. Johnson (January 24, 2017). "Two star sopranos light up Mozart with Music of the Baroque" . Retrieved November 26, 2019.
- ↑ Francisco Salazar. "Emily Pogorelc To Replace Kathryn Lewek In WNO's 'Candide'". Opera Wire. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
- ↑ "Review: Santa Fe Opera's Delectable New "Ariadne auf Naxos" – Santa Fe Opera, July 28, 2018". Opera Warhorses. July 30, 2018. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
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