Klinghoffer in Brooklyn Heights
@article{Fink2005KlinghofferIB, title={Klinghoffer in Brooklyn Heights}, author={Robert Fink}, journal={Cambridge Opera Journal}, year={2005}, volume={17}, pages={173 - 213} }
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