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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Corista; Rolla
Giuseppe Verdi, I Masnadieri |
ICON001504 costume design |
1847 | |
Gentiluomo; Carlo Moor
Giuseppe Verdi, I Masnadieri |
ICON001505 costume design |
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Arminio travestito; Massimiliano Moor
Giuseppe Verdi, I Masnadieri |
ICON001506 costume design |
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Pianta scenica
Giuseppe Verdi, Un Ballo in maschera |
ICON001697 stage plan |
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Abituro dell'Indovina
Giuseppe Verdi, Un Ballo in maschera |
ICON001698 stage plan |
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Pianta scenica
Giuseppe Verdi, Un Ballo in maschera |
ICON001699 stage plan |
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Studio di Renato
Giuseppe Verdi, Un Ballo in maschera |
ICON001700 stage plan |
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Pianta scenica
Giacomo Puccini, La Fanciulla del West |
ICON001702 stage plan |
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Pianta scenica
Giacomo Puccini, La Fanciulla del West |
ICON001703 stage plan |
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Pianta scenica
Giacomo Puccini, La Fanciulla del West |
ICON001704 stage plan |