An opera about Raoul Wallenberg opened to mixed reviews in Dortmund, Germany. The work by Estonian composer Erkki-Sven Tuur, with text by Lutz Hubner of Germany, tells the life story of the Swedish diplomat, who helped save tens of thousands of Hungarian Jews during World War II.
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