Arnold Jacobshagen is a Professor and Chair of Musicology at the University of Music and Dance Cologne since 2006. His academic career includes lecturing at the University of Vienna (2006) and Bayreuth University (1997–2006), where he also completed his habilitation on 19th-century Italian opera semiseria in 2003. Education: Studied musicology, modern history, and philosophy in Berlin, Vienna, and Paris; PhD at Freie Universität Berlin (1996). Jacobshagen specializes in opera studies and the history of music from the 18th to 20th centuries, with a focus on cultural transfer, performance practice, and historiography. His work explores the Rhinelands' musical legacy and interdisciplinary intersections between music, politics, and visual culture. His recent publications span opera semiseria, Romanticism, and modernist compositions. Notable contributions include analyses of Rossini, Verdi, Wagner, and Berlioz, emphasizing cross-cultural dialogues and evolving performance paradigms. Scientific Awards: Deutsches Historisches Institut Rome Fellowship (2001–2002); Deutsches Studienzentrum Venice Fellowship (2002); Member of Academia Europaea (2015). Jacobshagen serves as editor of Die Musikforschung and has co-edited 18 books, fostering scholarly discourse on opera and music history. His research bridges historical analysis and contemporary cultural critique.










