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- ↑ Waleson, Heidi, American Opera Singers Can Look Homeward, The New York Times, October 30, 1988
- ↑ Fisher, Florence, Sarasota Opera Shines In Strauss' Classic, Sarasota Herald-Tribune, February 15, 1989
- ↑ Brian Morgan: Strange Child of Chaos: Norman Treigle, iUniverse, 2006. ISBN 0-595-38898-1
