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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Attrezzeria
Giuseppe Verdi, Otello |
ICON001822 prop design |
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Siparietto per l'Epilogo
Arrigo Boito, Mefistofele |
ICON004313 set design |
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Camera in casa di Pantalone
Riccardo Pick-Mangiagalli, Basi e Bote |
ICON004373 set design |
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L'Afrodisio
Giovanni Bottesini, Ero e Leandro |
ICON007903 set design |
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Simon Mago
Arrigo Boito, Nerone |
ICON009957 costume design |
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Simon Mago
Arrigo Boito, Nerone |
ICON009958 costume design |
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Gobrios
Arrigo Boito, Nerone |
ICON009959 costume design |
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Uomo togato
Arrigo Boito, Nerone |
ICON009960 costume design |
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Cristiani
Arrigo Boito, Nerone |
ICON009961 costume design |
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Cristiani
Arrigo Boito, Nerone |
ICON009962 costume design |