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- Meisterklasse Fischer Dieskau mit Eric Schneider auf DVD Classic Archive EMI DVB 3101959
- Recension Orpheus RuhrTriennale 2004 OMM Website
- Musica Sacra Paderborn 2007 CV Matthias Rettner Website
- Unesco-ITI Members Website
- Theatre PAN.OPTIKUM Website
