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- ↑ "Li Puntigli delle donne".
- ↑ John Warrack, Ewan West The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Opera - 1996 - Page 488 0192800280 "An early commission led to the successful Li puntigli delle donne (1796), immediately followed by five more operas.
- ↑ Recent International Opera Discography - Book 3 - Page 850 0889464227 2003 Gianni na Susanna Ansel mi Conte Brontolone Giampiero Ruggieri Dottore Mangiacarte Nicola Ulivieri Valerio Mario Zeffiri Rosimene Alessandra Ruffini Lisetta Susanna Rigacci Cavaliere del Ciufolo Ernesto Palacio Spontini Classic Orchestra Alberto Zedda Li Puntigli delle donne (*June 1998, Putbus Festival) 2scd Arte Nova 74321-59198-2
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