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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A Parigi. Salotto elegantissimo in casa di Geronte
Giacomo Puccini, Manon Lescaut |
ICON000108 set design |
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Bozzetto per il fondale
Giuseppe Verdi, Otello |
ICON000157 set design |
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Una sala terrena nel Castello
Giuseppe Verdi, Otello |
ICON000158 set design |
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La Camera di Desdemona
Giuseppe Verdi, Otello |
ICON000160 set design |
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Una gola in mezzo ad alte montagne
Léo Delibes, La Sorgente |
ICON002510 set design |
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I Giardini del Palazzo del Khan di Ghedjeh
Léo Delibes, La Sorgente |
ICON002511 set design |
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L'interno della chiesa di Santa Caterina
Richard Wagner , I Maestri Cantori di Norimberga |
ICON004569 set design |