Stage costume for Poppea

Theatrical costume for the character of Poppea in L'incoronazione di Poppea by Claudio Monteverdi, play directed by Corrado Pavolini in 1937, Maggio Musicale Fiorentino. The costume reproduces a ceremonial dress worn for the coronation scene, anti-historical compared to the story set in Roman times. The conception and design of the costume are by Gino Carlo Sensani, a pioneer of the profession of …