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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Portastendardi
Giuseppe Verdi, Ernani |
ICON001176 costume design |
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Grandi di Spagna
Giuseppe Verdi, Ernani |
ICON001177 costume design |
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Elettori
Giuseppe Verdi, Ernani |
ICON001178 costume design |
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Cavalieri dell'Ordine Teutonico
Giuseppe Verdi, Ernani |
ICON001179 costume design |
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Porta torce
Giuseppe Verdi, Ernani |
ICON001180 costume design |
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Gentiluomini
Giuseppe Verdi, Ernani |
ICON001181 costume design |
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Musicanti
Giuseppe Verdi, Ernani |
ICON001182 costume design |
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Araldo Imperiale
Giuseppe Verdi, Ernani |
ICON001183 costume design |
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Assad
Karl Goldmark, La Regina di Saba |
ICON001185 costume design |
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Elisabetta di Valois
Giuseppe Verdi, Don Carlo |
ICON001208 costume design |