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- ↑ Orchestre National d'Île de France Festival de Saint-Denis Né à Milan Paolo Carignani est diplômé du Conservatoire Giuseppe Verdi. – NB My road to radio and The vocal scene: memoir of an opera commentator p 214 George Jellinek – 2007 "Our Naples conductor, Paolo Carignani, dispensed with the traditional repeat,.."
- ↑ Something Sensational p295 William Guy – 2008 "... and this sort of ecstasy is what occurred for me in Frankfurt this time, almost from the moment the overture began under the direction of the elfin and agile Paolo Carignani, whose illuminated bald head was visible bobbing around ..."
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