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Das Dreimäderlhaus

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You're getting closer, but references must include, at a minimum, a. the author's name, b. the title of the piece, c. the page number or url, d. the date of publication, and e. the name of the publisher. Also, consider whether this list is balanced and complete. It would not make sense to name just a few of Tauber's performances and to leave out the most important ones - are you listing the most important ones? If so, please revise to add the necessary reference information. Here is what you had: In October 1921, he sang five performances at the Theatre an der Wien in Vienna [ref: Neue Freie Presse], and in 1932 began a series of performances in Dresden, Berlin, Amsterdam and Paris [Ref: Willi Korb: Richard Tauber, Wien, 1966]. All the best! -- Ssilvers (talk) 00:42, 29 November 2012 (UTC)

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• to become a conductor. The role of Sandor Barinkay that evening was sung by [[Richard Tauber]]. (Ref: Seifert, Wolfgang: Günter Wand: So und nicht anders; Mainz, 2007]

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• Recordings exist of many of her great performances of both full operas and arias and scenes. {{cn|date=March 2014} Among them, a live Adriana Lecouvrer from Naples in 1959 with [[Franco

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Please do not add unreferenced or poorly referenced information, especially if controversial, to articles or any other page on Wikipedia about living (or recently deceased) persons, as you did to Dreams From My Real Father. Thank you. MastCell ^Talk 17:06, 26 May 2022 (UTC)

I did not add 'information', I commented on the failure to use DNA testing which might settle a disputed issue. Saltburner (talk) 17:28, 26 May 2022 (UTC)

Unless a reliable source has commented on the lack of DNA testing, and on its utility in this situation, your addition was inappropriate. It constitutes original research and violates our policy on biographical material about living people. Because this is an encyclopedia, we can't just insert random thoughts we might have. Assertions, details, etc. all need to come from reliable sources. (I also think the issue in question is "disputed" only by a small minority of right-wing extremists, but that is a separate issue). MastCell ^Talk 17:48, 26 May 2022 (UTC)

Thank you for your rationalization. I had not realised that Wikipedia had become an organ of the 'Wokerati'.

It makes it a less reliable source. Saltburner (talk) 18:25, 26 May 2022 (UTC)

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