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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Fanciulle presentate a Calaf
Giacomo Puccini, Turandot |
ICON001053 costume design |
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Schiava coreana
Giacomo Puccini, Turandot |
ICON001054 costume design |
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Servi portanti ricchi doni
Giacomo Puccini, Turandot |
ICON001055 costume design |
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Folla
Giacomo Puccini, Turandot |
ICON001056 costume design |
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Folla
Giacomo Puccini, Turandot |
ICON001057 costume design |
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Popolo
Giacomo Puccini, Turandot |
ICON001058 costume design |
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Donne per la folla
Giacomo Puccini, Turandot |
ICON001059 costume design |
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Pianta scenica
Giacomo Puccini, Turandot |
ICON001716 stage plan |
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Pianta scenica
Giacomo Puccini, Turandot |
ICON001717 stage plan |
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Stendardo della tigre
Giacomo Puccini, Turandot |
ICON001825 prop design |