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... that an intense rivalry between composers Francisco Asenjo Barbieri (pictured) and Emilio Arrieta helped rekindle the popularity of Spanish opera during the mid 19th century?
... that Nino Martini appeared in numerous Hollywood films during the 1930s and 1940s while simultaneously starring regularly in leading tenor roles at the Metropolitan Opera?
... that Udo Zimmermann's opera, Weiße Rose tells the true story of Hans and Sophie Scholl, a brother and sister who were guillotined by the Nazis for leading a non-violent resistance group?

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