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- ↑ "Teatro Comunale Modena 2007/2008 opera season". Archived from the original on 2018-07-12. Retrieved 2020-02-24.
- ↑ "Presentation by Casa Ricordi".
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- Pugliaro, Giorgio, ed. (2007). Opera 2007. Annuario EDT-CIDIM dell'opera lirica in Italia. Torino: EDT Srl. ISBN 978-8860401823
