The Photographic Collection of the Archivio Storico Ricordi originated during the second half of the 1800s and covers the whole of the 1900s, counting thousands of items thanks mainly to the interest shown by Giulio Ricordi for this new artform. Photography had become an increasingly indispensable medium within an editor’s production system, as evidenced by Casa Ricordi’s early periodicals such as Musica e Musicisti and Ars et Labor. This section includes a list of the nearly 900 photographic studios that collaborated with Ricordi, including many of the national and international big names in photography.
The luthier Luigi Paganini with M°Archimede Montanelli and the little Balilla, photograph by Battista Canè, Forlì, early 1900s
Photograph | Description | Author | ID | Date |
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Salomea Krusceniski in the role of Madama Butterfly | Capitanio, Cristoforo | FOTO00653 | 1904 | |
Virgilio Bellatti in the role of Sharpless | Capitanio, Cristoforo | FOTO00069 | 1904 | |
Emmy Destinn in the role of Madama Butterfly | Johnston & Hoffmann | FOTO00383 | 1905 | |
Irma Timroth in the role of Butterfly | Gerola, Edoardo | FOTO01506 | 1910 | |
Carmen Melis in the role of Madama Butterfly | Lo Cascio | FOTO00693 | 1920 | |
Jole Massa in the role of Butterfly | Ihalski | FOTO03128 |