Operetta is the vital link between Opera and the Musical, it originated in Paris, and became highly popular in London and Vienna. Browse our sheet music and scores, and explore all the wonderful operettas on offer with Stretta Music today!
In Paris in the middle of the 19th century, operetta, which is shorter and lighter than ’serious opera’, developed out of the highly popular opera comique. This new form, consisting of frivolous parodies of bel canto opera and Meyerbeer’s grand opéra, and contemporary society, was first penned by Jacques Offenbach.
In Vienna, news of Offenbach’s success spread quickly, and it inspired composers like Johann Strauss II to take up the call, and the first great Viennese operetta was his “Die Fledermaus”. In contrast to the French can-can, the Viennese operettas are famous for their Waltzes. As the operetta grew in popularity, composers tried to reach the more affluent audience, and operetta soon became less frivolous, and more political, reflecting the rise of nationalism in the country.
In London, 1871, theatre manager Richard D’Oyly Carte, seeing the developments on the continent, brought together the literary and musical talents of W.S Gilbert and Sir Arthur Sullivan, to form the great operetta duo Gilbert & Sullivan. Their operettas were so popular, that ten years later, he built the Savoy Theatre will the sole purpose of producing Gilbert & Sullivan operettas.
In Germany, the Bavarian operettas, and the Berlin operettas were very popular, reaching their high point with Paul Abraham and his “Viktoria und ihr Husar” in 1929. After the National Socialists took power, his extremely successful and popular works were labelled ’degenerate’, and were struck from the repertoire.
Towards the end of the first half of the 20th century, many musicians left Europe for the USA, and they took with them all the joys and experience of operetta, and a new genre was born, the Musical.
Musikalische Komödie in fünf Bilder
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 128232
Komische Oper in 3 Akten
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 281948
for: Salon orchestra
Score, Parts
Item no.: 389159
Operette in drei Akten
Klavierauszug mit Text
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 128162
Lied (Suo-Chong) (Nr. 11) aus "Das Land des Lächelns"
for: Voice, piano
Single edition
Item no.: 128152
Comic Operetta in 3 Acts
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 383684
An Operetta in One Act
for: Solo voices, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 929289
The Great Classics
for: Concert band
Score
Item no.: 871178
Dover Vocal Scores
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 429932
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1072350
ein Johann-Strauß-Operetten-Potpourri für Blechbläserensemble
for: Brass ensemble (10 parts); percussion ad lib.
Score
Item no.: 1681419
Melodienfolge aus dem gleichnamigen Singspiel von Ralph Benatzky (1884-1957)
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 676431
Trompette Piccolo, Trompette, Trombone et Tuba
for: 4 brass instruments
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1073683
from the Operetta Die Fledermaus
for: Soloist, Choir and Symphonic Band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1652942
für Flöte, Violoncello und Klavier
aus "Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor"
for: Flute, cello, piano
Score, Parts
Item no.: 684964
Marsch
for: Accordion
Music score
Item no.: 1677867
Oper/Operette
for: Piano Reduction
Piano reduction
Item no.: 1590509
from the Operetta Die Fledermaus
for: Soloist, Choir and Symphonic Band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 498308
Glücklich ist, wer vergisst was doch nicht zu ändern ist
Book (Hardcover)
Item no.: 1552905
for: Trumpet, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 915300
from the Operetta "Der Zarewitsch"
for: Voice (tenor), concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1198301
für Männerchor und Klavier oder Orchester
Tage und Jahre vergehen im Winde – Can Can aus der Operette Orpheus in der Unterwelt
for: Male choir (TTBB), organ [orchestra]
Piano score
Item no.: 675315
Quadrille für Orchester
Strauss Edition Wien / Neue Johann Strauss Gesamtausgabe
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score (with critical report)
Item no.: 688696
Partitur in den Fassungen A/BC
Strauss Edition Wien / Neue Johann Strauss Gesamtausgabe
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Score
Item no.: 685702
Arie des Caramello mit Chor
Partitur in den Fassungen A/B
Strauss Edition Wien / Neue Johann Strauss Gesamtausgabe
for: Soloist (tenor), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Score
Item no.: 685149
Duett Saffi - Barinkay mit Chor RV 511A/B/C-11.ABC
Klavierauszug in der Fassung ABC
Strauss Edition Wien / Neue Johann Strauss Gesamtausgabe
for: 2 soloists (ST), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 685123
Operette in 3 Akten RV 503
Strauss Edition Wien / Neue Johann Strauss Gesamtausgabe
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Score (with critical report)
Item no.: 685109
Sieben Songs aus dem Musical
for: Choir, piano
Music score
Item no.: 664620
Foxtrott
aus der Operette „Maske in Blau“
for: Mixed choir (SATB); piano ad lib.
Piano score
Item no.: 669804
für Tenor
for: Voice (tenor), piano
Piano score
Item no.: 632533
Opera buffo in 3 Akten
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 328782
Potpourri für Männerchor (Bariton-Solo ad lib.) und Klavierbegleitung
for: Male choir (TTBB), piano; solo voice ad lib.
Vocal score
Item no.: 665183
Klassik
for: Opera
Buch
Item no.: 616469
Ein Beitrag zur Libretto-Forschung im 19. Jahrhundert
Beiträge zur Offenbach-Forschung 3
Book (Hardcover)
Item no.: 174575
for: Voice (soprano), piano
Music score
Item no.: 609794
for: Concert band
Item no.: 205020
Heft 2
for: 2 voices, piano
Single edition
Item no.: 283501
aus "Fledermaus"
for: Piano
Item no.: 281952
Komische Oper in 3 Akten
Piano reduction
Item no.: 281943
for: Choir
Piano reduction
Item no.: 227291
for: Zither (3 chords)
Backing sheet
Item no.: 192238
Großes Potpourri nach der gleichnamigen Operette
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 223125
for: Male choir
Choir part Tenor 1, 2
Item no.: 466869
for brass quintet or small ensemble
score and parts
for: Brass quintet
Sheet music
Item no.: 597154
Songs from ...
for: Voice, piano
Item no.: 491608
Große Operette in 6 Bildern
for: Accordion
Music score
Item no.: 102411
Aus der Operette "Lysistrata"
for: Accordion
Music score
Item no.: 102240
Walzer aus der Operette "Die lustige Witwe" (Orig.)
for: Accordion
Music score
Item no.: 102203
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