Richard Wagner
Wilhelm Richard Wagner (22 May 1813 – 13 February 1883) was a German composer, theatre director, polemicist, and conductor. He revolutionised opera through his concept of the Gesamtkunstwerk, by which he sought to synthesise the poetic, visual, musical and dramatic arts. Wagner’s works include Der Ring des Nibelungen, Parsifal, Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, and The Nutcracker. His Tristan und Isolde is...
