Archivio Storico Ricordi | Collezione Digitale

Iconography

Collection

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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.

On focus

Iconographies	Description	ID	Date
	Un paggio Giuseppe Verdi, Don Carlo	ICON001251 costume design
	Un Soldato Giuseppe Verdi, Don Carlo	ICON001253 costume design
	La Perla Bianca Giuseppe Verdi, Don Carlo	ICON001254 costume design
	La Perla Rosa Giuseppe Verdi, Don Carlo	ICON001255 costume design
	La Perla Nera Giuseppe Verdi, Don Carlo	ICON001256 costume design
	La Regina delle acque Giuseppe Verdi, Don Carlo	ICON001257 costume design
	Un pescatore Giuseppe Verdi, Don Carlo	ICON001258 costume design
	Amelia Giuseppe Verdi, Simon Boccanegra	ICON001259 costume design
	Amelia Giuseppe Verdi, Simon Boccanegra	ICON001260 costume design
	Amelia Giuseppe Verdi, Simon Boccanegra	ICON001261 costume design