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- ↑ Picard, Anna (July 2012). "Too hot to Handel (Buxton Festival Opera)". independent.co.uk. Retrieved 28 January 2013.
- ↑ Ashley, Tim (November 2005). "A Midsummer Night's Dream (Opera review)". The Guardian. Retrieved 31 October 2012.
- ↑ Littler, William. Canadian Opera Company.(Opera review). Opera Canada. Opera Canada Publications. 2010. 2 November 2012.
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