Monika Hennemann

Professor Monika Hennemann holds the Professor of Music position at Cardiff University's School of Music and serves as International Dean for the College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences. She co-directs the Centre for Interdisciplinary Research into Opera and Drama (CIRO). A scholar with expertise in musicology, cultural history, linguistics, and translation, her research spans German- and English-speaking worlds from the late 18th century to contemporary music, focusing on 19th-century opera, Lieder and performance practice, and the works of Mendelssohn, Liszt, and Webern.

• Education: Johannes Gutenberg-Universität (Germany), Florida State University (US)
• International Engagement: Negotiates partnerships with institutions across US, Europe, China, and Southeast Asia, including oversight of collaborations with South China Normal University and Singapore's Raffles Institutions

Her research interests center on intercultural theater, particularly Western opera's adaptation in the East, and the theatrical performance history of Liszt's St Elizabeth oratorio. She explores libretto studies, musical adaptation, and 19th-century cultural transfer through works like her monograph Felix Mendelssohn’s Opera Projects in the Cultural Context of German Opera and Libretto History (2020).

Scientific Awards include the Music & Letters Research Grant (twice) and shortlisting for the Ruth A. Solie Award from the American Musicological Society. She has presented at major conferences like the American Musicological Society, Royal Musical Association, and Gesellschaft für Musikforschung in Germany.

As a professional translator and Goethe Institut examiner, she has lectured internationally and contributed to BBC Proms, ORF, and Deutsche Welle broadcasts. Her teaching portfolio covers repertoire studies, gender in music, and German language for musicians, with supervision available for interdisciplinary postgraduate research.