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Premiere of The Magic Flute a complete success!
The director of the Theaterakademie, Sabina Dhein, said at the premiere party that you have to see this Magic Flute at least twice and enthusiastically praised…
Successes for chamber music ensembles
At this year's Osaka International Chamber Music Competition in May 2026, one of the most important chamber music competitions in the world, two ensembles with…
Mourning for Professor Gudrun Schäfer
The Hamburg University of Music and Drama mourns the loss of Prof. Gudrun Schäfer, who passed away on April 22, 2026 in Hamburg. Gudrun Schäfer was Vice…
Play of contrasts
Grand summer opera 2026: "The Magic Flute" by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart at the Forum of the HfMT Hamburg. The performances run until June 23
In a divided world,…
Organ tour to Cagliari
Professor Martin Gregorius' organ class enjoyed a musically inspired trip to the Italian Mediterranean island of Sardinia. A course entitled "COM`IN"…
A clear stance against abuse of power!
On Tuesday, 19.5.2026, ARD broadcast the report "Macht_Spiel" on the subject of abuse of power at conservatoires in the series "report mainz". In its statement,…
zwoelf - the university magazine
"che contrasto d'affetti"- Ambivalence and ambiguity as the focus of the freshly printed zwoelf-issue no. 38 of the summer semester 2026
Vacillating between love and hate towards the dazzling monster called Don Giovanni, Donna Elvira sings a recitative bursting with inner tension before her aria "Mi tradì" in Mozart's "opera of all operas". It says: "che contrasto d'affetti in sen ti nasce!" A stark clash of emotions rages within her. This psychological ambiguity raging in a single human breast can also be rediscovered in larger contexts, not least in the study of Music and Drama. Time and again, the most relevant things only emerge from friction. In view of our complex present, it is therefore no coincidence that this issue of zwoelf, our No. 38, is dedicated to a pair of terms that describe tensions and ambiguities with particular precision: Ambivalence and ambiguity. Both phenomena play a central role in the arts. They demonstrate a particular strength of artistic forms of expression: the ability to enable experiences that cannot be reduced to a single perspective.
This issue of the university magazine zwoelf focuses on the potential of ambiguity in its thematic section. We wish you an inspiring read of zwoelf no. 38, which is available free of charge in the foyers of the HfMT.
The e-paper of zwoelf is ready for you to discover!
The printed edition will be sent by post with immediate effect. If you would like to receive zwoelf regularly by post free of charge, please send us an e-mail with your address to redaktion.zwoelf@hfmt-hamburg.de