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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Distinta dell'Opera Otello di Verdi - Note per Attrezzista
Giuseppe Verdi, Otello |
ICON011891 staging notes |
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Ordinazioni per il Fornitore Sig. Chiappa
Giuseppe Verdi, La Traviata |
ICON013384 staging notes |
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Nota del parrucchiere, dei gioielli e dei Fiori
Josef Bayer, Sole e Terra |
ICON013527 staging notes |
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Elenco personaggi e appunti di una rappresentazione a Vienna
Josef Bayer, Sole e Terra |
ICON013531 staging notes |