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- ↑ "Ritratto beleeft virtuele wereldpremiÈre" (in Dutch). Place de l'Opera. 20 March 2020. Retrieved January 19, 2023.
- ↑ "Ritratto (Opera Forward Festival) – production details". Internationaal Theater Amsterdam. Retrieved January 19, 2023.
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- ↑ "Ritratto : Opera / Willem Jeths; libretto Frank Siera Ritratto Announced" (Press release). Done Music. November 2020. Retrieved January 19, 2023.
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