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- ↑ International Who's Who in Classical Music , D.M. Cummings, Routledge, 2001, p.532 Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians N.Slonimsky & L.D. Kuhn, Gale Group, 2001;
- ↑ Солисты Санкт-Петербургского Государственного Театра Оперы и Балета им. М.П.Мусоргского (бывшый 'Михайловский' и 'Малый Оперный')
- ↑ OPERA REVIEW; Russian Makes Met Debut In Season's First 'Aida, New York Times
- ↑ 'Золотые голоса мира в Москве' Концерт Нины Раутио
- ↑ XIV традиционный международный оперный фестиваль имени Максима Дормидонтовича Михайлова
- ↑ Международный фестиваль "Алябьевская осень"
- ↑ Рецензия на премьеру оперы П.Масканьи "Сельская честь" в постановке певицы Н.Раутио, которая состоялась в марте 2002 года в Петрозаводске. Это режиссерский дебют певицы, она же исполнила роль Сантуццы [ permanent dead link ]
