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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Svizzeri
Giacomo Puccini, Tosca |
ICON000362 costume design |
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Beneficiati
Italo Montemezzi, Giovanni Gallurese |
ICON004194 costume design |
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Chierici
Italo Montemezzi, Giovanni Gallurese |
ICON004195 costume design |
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Renzo
Errico Petrella, I Promessi Sposi |
ICON009068 costume design |
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Lucia
Errico Petrella, I Promessi Sposi |
ICON009070 costume design |
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Prigionieri Lituani
Amilcare Ponchielli, I Lituani |
ICON012788 costume design |
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Cav.ri Germani
Amilcare Ponchielli, I Lituani |
ICON012789 costume design |
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Sgherrani
Amilcare Ponchielli, I Lituani |
ICON012790 costume design |
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Araldo
Amilcare Ponchielli, I Lituani |
ICON012791 costume design |
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Alabardieri
Amilcare Ponchielli, I Lituani |
ICON012792 costume design |