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- ↑ "Opera tenor Matthew Polenzani on his life and career in singing". tribunedigital-chicagotribune. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
- ↑ "Embassy of Japan in Estonia".
- ↑ Laura Emerick. " 'Singing is what i Do': But it's not how Matthew Polenzani defines himself", The Chicago Sun-Times , November 26, 2006
