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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Obin nel ruolo del Grande Bramino
Giacomo Meyerbeer, L'Africana |
ICON006108 costume design |
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Faure nel ruolo di Nelusko
Giacomo Meyerbeer, L'Africana |
ICON006109 costume design |
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M. Belval nel ruolo di Don Pedro
Giacomo Meyerbeer, L'Africana |
ICON006110 costume design |
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Faure nel ruolo di Nelusko
Giacomo Meyerbeer, L'Africana |
ICON006111 costume design |
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M.elle Marquet nell'Africana
Giacomo Meyerbeer, L'Africana |
ICON006112 costume design |
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Serie di figurini dal Cosmorama Pittorico
Giacomo Meyerbeer, Il Profeta |
ICON012673 copies folder |