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References
- ↑ Recordings of The Marriage of Figaro on operadis-opera-discography.org.uk
- ↑ Le nozze di Figaro, DVD in libraries ( WorldCat catalog)
- ↑ London, 2006: Blu-ray, OCLC 1242883783.
- ↑ The Marriage of Figaro, ABC Shop
- ↑ The Marriage of Figaro, Amazon Shop
- ↑ Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro, K492, Presto Classical
- ↑ Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro, K492, Presto Classical
- ↑ "Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro CD review – an immaculate marriage, but lacking joy" by Andrew Clements, The Guardian , 14 July 2016