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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Disposizione Scenica per l'Opera Aida, compilata e regolata secondo la messa in scena del Teatro alla Scala
Giuseppe Verdi, Aida |
ICON013593 staging notes |
1873 | |
Manon Lescaut. Mise en Scène
Giacomo Puccini, Manon Lescaut |
ICON013640 staging notes |
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Disposizione Scenica per l'opera Mefistofele. Fascicoli 1,2,3. Compilata e regolata secondo le istruzioni dell'Autore da Giulio Ricordi
Arrigo Boito, Mefistofele |
ICON013641 staging notes |
1877 | |
Disposizione Scenica per l'opera Otello. Compilata e regolata secondo le istruzioni dell'Autore da Giulio Ricordi
Giuseppe Verdi, Otello |
ICON013650 staging notes |
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A propos de la Mise en Scèene du Drame Lyrique Otello
Giuseppe Verdi, Otello |
ICON013671 staging notes |