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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Ludwik Solski, in stage costume, in drama by Hegerson Il Re della favola | Bahrynowicz, Teodozy | FOTO00005 | 1908 | |
Ludwik Solski in the role of King Jagellone | Adela | FOTO00007 | 1908 | |
Mario Guardabassi in the role of Romeo | Kirkner | FOTO00613 | 1909 | |
Edith De Lys in the role of Tosca, Act 1 | Dover Street Studios, The | FOTO00372 | 1909 | |
Edith De Lys in the role of Tosca, Act 2 | Dover Street Studios, The | FOTO00373 | 1909 | |
Irma Timroth in the role of Butterfly | Gerola, Edoardo | FOTO01506 | 1910 | |
Zbierzch in stage costume | Trzemeski, Edward | FOTO03135 | 1910 | |
Dick Johnson and Minnie | Zander & Labisch | FOTO03183 | 1910 | |
Dick Johnson, Minnie and Jack Race, final scene | Zander & Labisch | FOTO03184 | 1910 | |
Anna Fitziu in the role of Elsa | Cánovas del Castillo y Vallejo, Antonio | FOTO00461 | 1910 |