Library of the Municipal Theatre

The library completes the theatre programme with 18,000 volumes regarding various topics.

How did actors learn in the beginnings of the theatre? The library of the Municipal Theatre provides information, offering scrolls which are hand-wirtten or type-written, with texts for actors from the period of time between 1900 and 1930. Moreover the library boasts a large number of librettos, piano scores, documents for solits and orchestras, costume and copy books, posters, magazines and photographs. There is also secondary literature.

The main part of the documents consists of German scriptures. However, in the last years more and more Italian and English as well as French documents complete the composition. Every Wednesday from 4 to 6 pm the library is open to the public. Renate Abram published a book on the municipal theatre of Merano. It is available in well-assorted book stores.