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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Henri Albers in the role of Scarpia | Dupont-Emèra, G. | FOTO00012 | 1904 | |
Aida Alegiani Gentoso in stage costume | Jozzi, Pietro | FOTO00016 | 1904 | |
Emmy Destinn in the role of Madama Butterfly | Johnston & Hoffmann | FOTO00383 | 1905 | |
Vanni Marcoux in the role of Scarpia, Act 1 | Corn: De Jong | FOTO00727 | 1905 | |
Salomea Krusceniski in stage costume | Magrini, Giuseppe | FOTO00651 | 1907 | |
Edith De Lys in the role of Tosca, Act 1 | Dover Street Studios, The | FOTO00372 | 1909 | |
Giovanni Martinelli in the role of Dick Johnson | Reale, Francesco | FOTO00710 | 1911 | |
Gianna Pederzini in the role of Fedora | Camuzzi, Mario | FOTO02517 | 1947 | |
Fausta Labia in the role of Mimì, Act 4 | Premiata Fotografia Veronese | FOTO02684 |