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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Mario De Candia
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ICON010557 drawing |
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Franz Peter Schubert
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ICON010704 drawing |
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Giulio Massenet
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ICON010731 drawing |
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Francesco Paolo Tosti
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ICON010860 drawing |
1883 | |
Luigi Cherubini
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ICON010892 drawing |
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Gran Ballo Sport
Romualdo Marenco, Sport |
ICON010932 other |
1897 | |
Serie di figurini
Amilcare Ponchielli, I Lituani |
ICON012669 copies folder |
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Serie di figurini e tavole attrezzi
Amilcare Ponchielli, I Lituani |
ICON012670 copies folder |
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Serie di figurini
Giuseppe Verdi, Simon Boccanegra |
ICON012674 copies folder |
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Serie di figurini
Giuseppe Verdi, Simon Boccanegra |
ICON012675 copies folder |