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- ↑ Recordings of Lohengrin on Wagner Discography
- ↑ Recordings of Lohengrin on Wagner Discography
- ↑ Lohengrin, Bayreuth, 1982: DVD, OCLC 74464161.
- ↑ Lohengrin, Met Opera, 1986: DVD, OCLC 71674196.
- ↑ "Lohengrin" (10 January 1986), Met Opera on Demand; "CID:283080", Met Opera Archive.
- ↑ Lohengrin, Vienna, 1990: DVD, OCLC 812828658.
- ↑ Lohengrin, Bayreuth, 1990: DVD, OCLC 230829740, ASIN B000YD7S2Q.
- ↑ Lohengrin, Baden-Baden, 2006: Blu-ray, OCLC 570375565.
- ↑ Lohengrin, Munich, 2009: Blu-ray: Decca, 2010, OCLC 944519976; Deutsche Grammophon, 2014, OCLC 900646254.
- ↑ Lohengrin, Bayreuth, 2011: Blu-ray, Opus Arte; ZDF, OCLC 767891340.
- ↑ Lohengrin, Dresden, 2016: Blu-ray, OCLC 1038532207; Blu-ray (4K Ultra HD): OCLC 1001955634.
- ↑ Lohengrin, Dresden, 2016: Qello.
- ↑ Lohengrin, Bayreuth, 2018: Blu-ray, OCLC 1137012156.
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