Of Course Richard Wagner Never Viewed His Work As Mere Opera.

He considered himself far too intelligent, superior to that sort of trashy nonsense.

Instead he saw himself as a creator of an early form of; "Comprehensive Artwork." Adding the finest, Aryan music to the structure of Classical Greek Theatre.

If only he'd have lived to see the first ANZAC Day.

Maybe he would've learned that Classical Greek Theatre is pretty much the same as Japanese Kabuki Theatre.