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- ↑ Stephen Storace. short biography
- ↑ Anna (Nancy) Storace, list of performances
- ↑ Kelly, Michael (1826). Thodore Edward Hook (ed.). Reminiscences of Michael Kelly of the King's Theatre and Theatre Royal, Drury Lane (2nd ed.). London: Henry Colburn.
- ↑ The Siege of Belgrade : Scores at the International Music Score Library Project
