^Janet Allon, “From Court House to Opera House,” NYT (Nov. 16, 1997): CT, 6; “Music,” NYT (November 16, 1997):
^Operas in English: A DictionaryMargaret Ross Griffel - 2012 Page 429 0810883252 "Sadie Thompson, opera by Richard Owen; libretto (Eng) by the composer, after Somerset Maugham's short story Rain (1921). First performance November 20, ..."
^New York (magazine) Volumes 35-36 - Page 99 2003 Camerata New York Richard Owen's new opera. Rain, is based on Somerset Maughams's story about a prostitute and a missionary in the South Seas.