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Notes
- ↑ Parker, Roger. "Verdi 200: Building a Library - Un ballo in maschera". CD Review - Building a Library. BBC Radio 3. Retrieved 26 December 2013.
- ↑ Recordings on operadis-opera-discography.org.uk
- ↑ Un ballo in maschera (14 December 1940, audio only), Met Opera on Demand.
- ↑ Un ballo in maschera (16 February 1980), Met Opera on Demand.
- ↑ Un ballo in maschera (26 January 1991), Met Opera on Demand.
- ↑ Un ballo in maschera (8 December 20212), Met Opera on Demand.
- ↑ Munich, 2016: 4K Ultra HD, ASIN B07HN4B33Z; Blu-ray, OCLC 985344912; DVD, OCLC 976412629.
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