+Richard Wagner (1813–1883) was a groundbreaking German [Composer](/wiki/Composer) of operas, or "music dramas," who revolutionized Western [Music](/wiki/Music). He is famed for his concept of the *Gesamtkunstwerk*, a "total work of art" that unified music, poetry, and stagecraft, most notably in his epic *Ring Cycle*.
+## See also
+- [Opera](/wiki/Opera)
+- [Romanticism](/wiki/Romanticism)
+- [German Art](/wiki/German_Art)