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- ↑ Howard Taubman (April 27, 1959). "MUSIC: WEISGALL'S 'SIX CHARACTERS'; Opera based on play by Pirandello". The New York Times . Retrieved May 20, 2009.
- ↑ "LOU RODGERS RECEIVES LAUREL LEAF AWARD". New Music Box . June 1999. Archived from the original on 2009-01-06. Retrieved 2009-08-24.
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