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
Giacomo Puccini, Madama Butterfly |
ICON001851 prop design |
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Dettagli per Suzuki, Marmocchio
Giacomo Puccini, Madama Butterfly |
ICON001856 prop design |
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Il Saluto
Giacomo Puccini, Madama Butterfly |
ICON001857 prop design |
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Attrezzeria
Giacomo Puccini, Madama Butterfly |
ICON011771 prop design |