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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Zingare
Antonio Smareglia, Preziosa |
ICON009145 costume design |
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Popolane
Antonio Smareglia, Preziosa |
ICON009146 costume design |
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Pianta scenica
Alfredo Catalani, Dejanice |
ICON010966 stage plan |
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Pianta scenica
Alfredo Catalani, Dejanice |
ICON010967 stage plan |
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Pianta scenica
Alfredo Catalani, Dejanice |
ICON010968 stage plan |
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Pianta scenica
Alfredo Catalani, Dejanice |
ICON010969 stage plan |
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Giudea. La Valle di Gessen
Amilcare Ponchielli, Il Figliuol prodigo |
ICON012146 set design |
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Ninive. Atrio dei sacerdoti contiguo al Tempio d'Ilia
Amilcare Ponchielli, Il Figliuol prodigo |
ICON012147 set design |
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La gran piazza di Ninive
Amilcare Ponchielli, Il Figliuol prodigo |
ICON012148 set design |
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La gran piazza di Ninive
Amilcare Ponchielli, Il Figliuol prodigo |
ICON012149 set design |