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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La Perla Nera
Giuseppe Verdi, Don Carlo |
ICON001256 costume design |
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La Regina delle acque
Giuseppe Verdi, Don Carlo |
ICON001257 costume design |
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Un pescatore
Giuseppe Verdi, Don Carlo |
ICON001258 costume design |