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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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