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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…
Mozart's "Magic Flute"
Grand Summer Opera 2026 celebrates double premiere: "The Magic Flute" by Mozart - on May 24 & 26 at the Forum of the HfMT Hamburg; performances until June 23
In…
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,…
Call for Participation launched - submission deadline: June 10, 2026
The HfMT Hamburg will host the international annual congress of the AEC from November 5-8, 2026. Under the motto "From Institution to Interaction", teachers,…
Jan Philipp Sprick re-elected as a member of the RKM Board of Directors
From May 6 to 8, the heads of the 24 German universities of music met at the Dresden University of Music for their summer conference. At the upcoming board…
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