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- ↑ "'I felt this was the fella but I didn't want him to be' - Independent.ie". independent.ie. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
- ↑ "Regina Nathan (soprano) - Artist - Hyperion Records - CDs, MP3 and Lossless downloads". hyperion-records.co.uk. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
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