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- ↑ "Charles Gounod, Saint François d'Assise: Pas de miracle". Forum Opera (in French). 9 March 2018. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
- ↑ "Gounod Saint François d'Assise - Laurence Equilbey". Classical Iconoclast (in French). 14 May 2018. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
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