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- ↑ Goebel, Wilfried. "Opera singers" (in German). operone.de. Archived from the original on 2007-12-25. Retrieved 2007-11-07.
- ↑ Biography for Malcolm Donnelly
- ↑ "Lindy". Opera Australia. 2002. Archived from the original on 2007-12-12. Retrieved 2007-10-14.
- ↑ "It's an Honour web site - Malcolm Donnelly". Australian Government. Retrieved 2007-11-07.
