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- ↑ "Teatro Nuovo Young Artist Program Overview" . Retrieved 8 September 2018.
- ↑ "Review: A Bel Canto Boot Camp Teaches Spirit and Polish" by Zachary Woolfe, The New York Times , July 15, 2019
- ↑ https://mailchi.mp/4ebdf985c8a6/teatro-nuovo-second-season
- ↑ Waleson, Heidi (31 July 2018). "'The Dawn of Romantic Opera' Review: Subtle, Playful Performances". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
- ↑ Loomis, George (30 July 2018). "Medea in Corinto, Performing Arts Center, Purchase College, New York—this is how it should be done". The Financial Times.
