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- ↑ Citron, Marcia J. When Opera Meets Film. p. 314.
Turandot, live production at Beijing's Forbidden City, DVD RCA 74321-60917–2, 1999.
- ↑ Melvin, Sheila (March 25, 2008). "'Turandot': Beijing "reappropriates" a Puccini opera". New York Times. Retrieved 2024-08-28.
