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- ↑ Weaver, William (27 December 1992). "Everything About Her Is a Matter of Opinion". The New York Times. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
- ↑ Scott, Michael, Information on book dust-jacket, Maria Meneghini Callas, Northeastern University Press, Boston, 1992.
- ↑ Innaurato, Albert, "Book Review: Maria Meneghini Callas, OPERA NEWS, 16 January 1993.
- ↑ Opera , October 2019.
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