Universität Leipzig: Modern Cultural and Intellectual History

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Welcome to the homepage of Professor Dr. Axel Körner's Chair of Modern Cultural and Intellectual History.

The great unhappy love in Puccini's opera ‘La Bohème’: Alongside Shakespeare and Verdi, he is one of the most frequently performed tragedy authors in world theatre. Photo: © imago / United Archives

23/11/2024 News

Giacomo Puccini - Composer of Great Emotions

Nicola Vaccaj, Fanfara e Introduzione all’Inno Nazionale (1838). Photo: Archivio Storico Ricordi © Ricordi & C. Milano

01/10/2024 News

Cantata by the composer Nicola Vaccaj performed again

Golden Wagner figures in front of the Festspielhaus: with its productions, the Bayreuth Festival became part of German history - for better or for worse. © picture alliance / SvenSimon / Frank Hoermann

10/08/2024 News

Bayreuth Festival: What interests us about Richard Wagner today?

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The Chair introduces itself

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Profile

Research profile of the chair "Modern Cultural and Intellectual History"

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Teaching

Here you get an overview of current and past courses

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Research

Here you can find current research projects of the chair

Team

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Team

Click here for an overview of the staff at the Chair of Modern Cultural and Intellectual History.

ERC Project

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ERC Advanced Grant

ERC Project (2021 – 2026)
„Opera and the Politics of Empire in Habsburg Europe, 1815-1914”