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.
Opera buffo in 2 Teilen und einer szenischen Ouvertüre
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 697645
Duett aus der Operette "Der fidele Bauer"
Mehner Akkordeon-Reihe Nr. 143
for: Accordion
Music score (with text and chords)
Item no.: 695710
Ouvertüre
Schott Archive
for: Piano 4 hands
Ensemble score
Item no.: 695484
Nr. 13a aus der Operette "Der Zigeunerbaron"
RV 511A/B/C-13a.ABC
Strauss Edition Wien/ Neue Johann Strauss Gesamtausgabe
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score
Item no.: 695292
Christrose
for: Women's choir (SSA) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 695349
I 23/ 8
Diletto Musicale – Doblingers Reihe alter Musik
for: String orchestra
Cello (orchestral part)
Item no.: 694974
Highlights aus seinen Operetten
for: Flexible ensemble (5 voices); vocals ad lib.
Conductors part
Item no.: 693852
Arie des CaramelloRV 510A/B-15W.B
for: Voice (tenor), orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 690970
Couplets der Adele
Strauss Edition Wien / Neue Johann Strauss Gesamtausgabe
for: 3 solo voices, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 690971
Marsch - Nr. 19a aus "Eine Nacht in Venedig"
Partitur in der Fassung AB
Strauss Edition Wien / Neue Johann Strauss Gesamtausgabe
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score
Item no.: 690981
Arie der Rosalinde - Csárdás
Strauss Edition Wien / Neue Johann Strauss Gesamtausgabe
for: Voice (soprano), orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 690979
für Orchester – Instrumentale Urfassung der Arie Nr. 10. aus "Die Fledermaus"
Strauss Edition Wien / Neue Johann Strauss Gesamtausgabe
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score (with critical report)
Item no.: 690577
Arie der Rosalinde
Nachkomponierte Fassung 1897
Strauss Edition Wien / Neue Johann Strauss Gesamtausgabe
for: Voice (soprano), orchestra
Score
Item no.: 690568
Quadrille
Strauss Edition Wien / Neue Johann Strauss Gesamtausgabe
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score (with critical report)
Item no.: 690569
Couplet des Orlofsky
Strauss Edition Wien / Neue Johann Strauss Gesamtausgabe
for: Voice (medium), symphony orchestra
Score
Item no.: 690580
Couplets der Adele
Strauss Edition Wien / Neue Johann Strauss Gesamtausgabe
for: Voices, orchestra
Score
Item no.: 690447
Ouverture
Strauss Edition Wien / Neue Johann Strauss Gesamtausgabe
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score
Item no.: 690446
for: 3 bassethorns
Score, Parts
Item no.: 689890
Polka française für Orchester - 2. Auflage
Partitur in den Fassungen AB/C
Strauss Edition Wien / Neue Johann Strauss Gesamtausgabe
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score (with critical report)
Item no.: 688929
Arie der Rosalinde/Csárdás
Strauss Edition Wien / Neue Johann Strauss Gesamtausgabe
for: Voice (soprano), orchestra
Score
Item no.: 688937
Quadrille für Orchester
Strauss Edition Wien / Neue Johann Strauss Gesamtausgabe
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score (with critical report)
Item no.: 688696
Bericht über das internationale Symposium anlässlich des 200. Geburtstages von Jacques Offenbach
Beiträge zur Offenbach-Forschung 4
Book (Hardcover)
Item no.: 687958
aus "Der Vogelhändler"
for: Male choir (TTBB), piano
Choir part Bass 1
Item no.: 686982
aus "Der Vogelhändler"
for: Male choir (TTBB), piano
Choir part Tenor 1
Item no.: 686984
for: Male choir (TTBB), piano
Piano score
Item no.: 686990
Ensemble
Klavierauszug in den Fassungen A/B
Strauss Edition Wien / Neue Johann Strauss Gesamtausgabe
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 685721
Ensemble
Klavierauszug in den Fassungen A/B
Strauss Edition Wien / Neue Johann Strauss Gesamtausgabe
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 685724
Ensemble
Partitur in den Fassungen A/B
Strauss Edition Wien / Neue Johann Strauss Gesamtausgabe
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Score
Item no.: 685701
Ensemble
Partitur in den Fassungen A/B
Strauss Edition Wien / Neue Johann Strauss Gesamtausgabe
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Score
Item no.: 685722
Partitur in den Fassungen A/BC
Strauss Edition Wien / Neue Johann Strauss Gesamtausgabe
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Score
Item no.: 685702
Marsch für Chor und Orchester
Klavierauszug in der Fassung ABC
Strauss Edition Wien / Neue Johann Strauss Gesamtausgabe
for: Mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 685718
Klavierauszug in den Fassungen A/BC
Strauss Edition Wien / Neue Johann Strauss Gesamtausgabe
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 685715
für Soli (SMez2TB), Chor und Orchester
Klavierauszug in den Fassungen A/BC
Strauss Edition Wien / Neue Johann Strauss Gesamtausgabe
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 685440
Entrée - Couplet des Barinkay mit Chor
Partitur in den Fassungen AB/C
Strauss Edition Wien / Neue Johann Strauss Gesamtausgabe
for: Soloist (tenor), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Score (with critical report)
Item no.: 685445
Ensemble
Klavierauszug in den Fassungen A/B
Strauss Edition Wien / Neue Johann Strauss Gesamtausgabe
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 685447
Duett Saffi - Barinkay - Nr. 11
Klavierauszug Fassung ABC in Des-Dur | Transposition nach Des-Dur (original in Es-Dur)
Strauss Edition Wien / Neue Johann Strauss Gesamtausgabe
for: 2 soloists (ST), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 685454
Ensemble
Klavierauszug in den Fassungen A/B/C
Strauss Edition Wien / Neue Johann Strauss Gesamtausgabe
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 685443
Marsch für Chor und Orchester
Partitur in der Fassung ABCv
Strauss Edition Wien / Neue Johann Strauss Gesamtausgabe
for: Mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Score
Item no.: 685448
für Soli (SMez2TBar), Chor und Orchester
Partitur in den Fassungen A/BC
Strauss Edition Wien / Neue Johann Strauss Gesamtausgabe
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Score
Item no.: 685441
Partitur in den Fassungen A/B-1/BC
Strauss Edition Wien / Neue Johann Strauss Gesamtausgabe
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Score
Item no.: 685436
Partitur in den Fassungen A/BC
Strauss Edition Wien / Neue Johann Strauss Gesamtausgabe
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Score
Item no.: 685438
Entrée - Couplet des Barinkay
Klavierauszug in den Fassungen AB/C
Strauss Edition Wien / Neue Johann Strauss Gesamtausgabe
for: Soloist (tenor), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 685446
für Chor und Orchester
Klavierauszug in der Fassung C
Strauss Edition Wien / Neue Johann Strauss Gesamtausgabe
for: Mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 685171
Duett Annina - Agricola mit Chor
Klavierauszug in der Fassung A
Strauss Edition Wien / Neue Johann Strauss Gesamtausgabe
for: 2 soloists (SMez), women's choir (SS), orchestra
Score
Item no.: 685150
Arie des Caramello mit Chor
Klavierauszug in den Fassungen A/B
Strauss Edition Wien / Neue Johann Strauss Gesamtausgabe
for: Soloist (tenor), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 685144
Ensemble
Klavierauszug in den Fassungen Ar/B-1/B/C
Strauss Edition Wien / Neue Johann Strauss Gesamtausgabe
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 685175
Couplet des Zsupán - Nr. 3 (Ausschnitt) aus "Der Zigeunerbaron"
Klavierauszug in den Fassungen A/BC
Strauss Edition Wien / Neue Johann Strauss Gesamtausgabe
for: soloist (T/Bar), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 685177
Ensemble
Partitur in den Fassungen A/B/C
Strauss Edition Wien / Neue Johann Strauss Gesamtausgabe
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Score
Item no.: 685169
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