Consider the following statement and choose the best response: "Richard Wagner, who developed the idea of opera as a 'total work of art,$\text{'}$ became the unofficial voice of German nationalism in the $18$th century; his supporters were fanatical in their adoration of him and he often took financial and personal advantage of them."

Group of answer choices

The statement is true.

The statement is false because the idea of opera as a 'total work of art' was first developed by Carl Maria von Weber, not Wagner.

The statement is false because Wagner was a prominent composer in the $19$th century, not the $18$th$.$

The statement is false because Wagner was unknown during his lifetime, and was only rediscovered and introduced to the public by the Nazi party in the $20$th century.