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- ↑ Rothstein, Edward (4 June 1992). "Review/Music; A Scottish Opera Has U.S. Premiere in St. Louis". The New York Times. Retrieved 18 October 2010.
- ↑ Weir, J. Memoirs of an Accidental Film Artist. In: A Night in at the Opera, Tambling, J.John Libbey & Company Ltd, London, 1994, p59.
- ↑ Judith Weir / The Vanishing Bridegroom (1990) musicsalesclassical.com
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