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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Iride
Giovanni Bottesini, Ero e Leandro |
ICON007896 costume design |
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Nereide
Giovanni Bottesini, Ero e Leandro |
ICON007897 costume design |
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Amori
Giovanni Bottesini, Ero e Leandro |
ICON007898 costume design |
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Trombettieri
Giovanni Bottesini, Ero e Leandro |
ICON007899 costume design |
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Soldati
Giovanni Bottesini, Ero e Leandro |
ICON007900 costume design |
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Asiatici
Giovanni Bottesini, Ero e Leandro |
ICON007901 costume design |
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Dama
Amilcare Ponchielli, La Gioconda |
ICON011925 costume design |