The archive’s iconographic collection is from the 19th and 20th centuries. The archive has about 600 original stage designs, mostly from the premieres of the respective works, starting with the designs for Verdi’s Attila by Giuseppe Bertoja up to Nicola Benois’s designs for Respighi’s La Fiamma from the 1930s. For some operas there are different variations, such as for Puccini’s Tosca and La bohème, depending on the size of the intended theater. Secondly, the picture collection consists of a collection of thousands of individual costume designs, most of them created by famous designers.
Iconographies | Description | ID | Date |
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Arsinoe, sorella di Cleopatra
Alessandro Busi, Giulio Cesare |
ICON007158 costume design |
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Senatore Romano
Alessandro Busi, Giulio Cesare |
ICON007159 costume design |
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Popolane
Alessandro Busi, Giulio Cesare |
ICON007160 costume design |
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Tavola dell'Antica Roma per documentazione scena
Alessandro Busi, Giulio Cesare |
ICON011441 set design |
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Pianta delle scene
Alessandro Busi, Giulio Cesare |
ICON011442 stage plan |