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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Borghesi
Giacomo Puccini, Manon Lescaut |
ICON000453 costume design |
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Vecchi popolani
Giacomo Puccini, Manon Lescaut |
ICON000454 costume design |
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Musici
Giacomo Puccini, Manon Lescaut |
ICON000455 costume design |
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Vecchi Signori
Giacomo Puccini, Manon Lescaut |
ICON000456 costume design |
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Abati
Giacomo Puccini, Manon Lescaut |
ICON000457 costume design |
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Popolani
Giacomo Puccini, Manon Lescaut |
ICON000458 costume design |
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Pescatori
Giacomo Puccini, Manon Lescaut |
ICON000459 costume design |
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Garzoni d'osteria
Giacomo Puccini, Manon Lescaut |
ICON000460 costume design |
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Serve d'osteria
Giacomo Puccini, Manon Lescaut |
ICON000461 costume design |
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Postiglione, Cocchiere
Giacomo Puccini, Manon Lescaut |
ICON000462 costume design |