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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Dame
Antonio Smareglia, Preziosa |
ICON009137 costume design |
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Cavalieri
Antonio Smareglia, Preziosa |
ICON009138 costume design |
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Zingari
Antonio Smareglia, Preziosa |
ICON009139 costume design |
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Popolani
Antonio Smareglia, Preziosa |
ICON009140 costume design |
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Zingari
Antonio Smareglia, Preziosa |
ICON009141 costume design |
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Popolani
Antonio Smareglia, Preziosa |
ICON009142 costume design |
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Zingare
Antonio Smareglia, Preziosa |
ICON009143 costume design |
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Popolane
Antonio Smareglia, Preziosa |
ICON009144 costume design |
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Zingare
Antonio Smareglia, Preziosa |
ICON009145 costume design |
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Popolane
Antonio Smareglia, Preziosa |
ICON009146 costume design |