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- ↑ Sarah Bryan Miller (2015-11-09). "Stephen Lord to step down as music director at Opera Theatre of Saint Louis after 2017 season". Saint Louis Post-Dispatch. Retrieved 2016-07-12.
- ↑ "Famed Music Director Stephen Lord Will Take on New Role After 25 Seasons as Music Director at Opera Theatre of Saint Louis" (Press release). Opera Theatre of Saint Louis. 9 November 2015. Archived from the original on 17 November 2015. Retrieved 2016-07-12.
- ↑ "Boston Lyric Opera's Stephen Lord Will Not Renew Contract Following 2007-08 Season". Opera News. 2006-07-05. Retrieved 2016-07-12.
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- ↑ Mark Stryker (2016-11-18). "MOT hires artistic Lord to succeed DiChiera — for two years". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved 2016-11-26.