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.
from the opera "Carmen”
for: Mixed choir (SABar) a cappella
Music score
Item no.: 732569
from ‘The Sorcerer’
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 759304
"Hurra, die Schlacht mitgemacht" aus "Der Zigeunerbaron"
for: gemischter Chor (SATB) und Klavier
Choir part Bass
Item no.: 782583
from ‘The Gondoliers’
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 759282
for: Lead Sheet
Item no.: 1365202
Couplets von Hans Styx aus "Orpheus in der Unterwelt")
for: Voice (tenor), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1137
for: Choral
Item no.: 1376098
for: Choral
Item no.: 1374896
Terzett aus der Operette "The Mikado or the Town of Titipu"
for: Women's choir (SAA) [3 solo voices], piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1977
Alto saxophone
for: Alto saxophone (E-flat)
Sheet music
Item no.: 1582309
Tenor saxophone / clarinet
for: Tenor saxophone (B-flat)
Sheet music
Item no.: 1582317
for: Clarinet
Sheet music
Item no.: 1582308
Duett aus der Operette "Der Zigeunerbaron" (2. Akt)
for: 2 voices (ST), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1662
Lied aus der Operette "Gasparone"
bearbeitet für Akkordeon
for: Accordion
Sheet music
Item no.: 1929
Couplet (Zsupán) aus der Operette "Der Zigeunerbaron"
for: Voice (tenor), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 4020
Er soll dein Herr sein aus der Operette "Gasparone"
bearbeitet für Keyboard und Alt-Sax. ad lib.
for: Alto saxophone, keyboard
Sheet music
Item no.: 1930
Couplet (Zsupán) aus der Operette "Der Zigeunerbaron"
Transponierte Ausgabe
for: Voice (bass), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 4027
Duett (Pauline / Baron) aus der Operette "La vie Parisienne"
for: 2 voices (sbar), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1763
aus der Operette "Orphée aux enfers"
for: Accordion [keyboard]
Sheet music
Item no.: 1764
aus der Operette "Orphée aux enfers"
for: Piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1765
Couplets der Adele aus der Operette "Die Fledermaus" (2. Akt)
for: Voice (soprano), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1111
"Ach, wie so herrlich zu schau'n" aus "Eine Nacht in Venedig"
for: gemischter Chor (SATB) und Klavier
Choir part Bass
Item no.: 751569
Waltz from the Oera "Die Fledermaus"
for: Salon orchestra
Single part Double bass
Item no.: 757224
Waltz from the Opera "Die Fledermaus"
for: Salon orchestra
Einzelstimme Violine I A/B
Item no.: 784920
Faschingschor aus "Eine Nacht in Venedig"
for: gemischter Chor (SATB) und Klavier
Choir part Bass
Item no.: 782564
Faschingschor aus "Eine Nacht in Venedig"
for: gemischter Chor (SATB) und Klavier
Choir part Alto
Item no.: 751570
aus "Der Zigeunerbaron"
for: gemischter Chor (SATB) und Klavier
Choir part Soprano
Item no.: 782555
Adams Auftrittslied aus der Operette "Der Vogelhändler"
for: Voice (tenor), piano
Single edition
Item no.: 761090
from: Orpheus in the Underworld
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 733228
from: Orpheus in the Underworld
for: Trumpet, piano
Music score
Item no.: 746460
Waltz from the Opera "Die Fledermaus"
for: Salon orchestra
Einzelstimme Violine I C
Item no.: 757221
"Auf, auf, vorbei ist die Nacht" aus der Operette "Der Zigeunerbaron"
for: Male choir (TTBB), piano
Choir part Bass 1
Item no.: 782654
from the operetta "Orpheus in the Underworld"
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 754527
for: Piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1582315
"Auf, auf, vorbei ist die Nacht" aus der Operette "Der Zigeunerbaron"
for: Male choir (TTBB), piano
Choir part Tenor 1
Item no.: 782652
"Auf, auf, vorbei ist die Nacht" aus der Operette "Der Zigeunerbaron"
for: Male choir (TTBB), piano
Choir part Tenor 2
Item no.: 782653
Faschingschor aus "Eine Nacht in Venedig"
for: gemischter Chor (SATB) und Klavier
Choir part Soprano
Item no.: 782562
Faschingschor aus "Eine Nacht in Venedig"
for: gemischter Chor (SATB) und Klavier
Choir part Tenor
Item no.: 782563
aus "Der Zigeunerbaron"
for: gemischter Chor (SATB) und Klavier
Choir part Alto
Item no.: 782556
Lied und Finale (2. Akt) aus "Die Fledermaus"
for: gemischter Chor (SATB) und Klavier
Choir part Tenor
Item no.: 751574
"Auf, auf, vorbei ist die Nacht" aus der Operette "Der Zigeunerbaron"
for: Male choir (TTBB), piano
Choir part Bass 2
Item no.: 782655
aus "Der Zigeunerbaron"
for: gemischter Chor (SATB) und Klavier
Choir part Tenor
Item no.: 784556
"Ach, wie so herrlich zu schau'n" aus "Eine Nacht in Venedig"
for: gemischter Chor (SATB) und Klavier
Choir part Tenor
Item no.: 751568
Lied und Finale (2. Akt) aus "Die Fledermaus"
for: gemischter Chor (SATB) und Klavier
Choir part Bass
Item no.: 746705
aus "Der Zigeunerbaron"
for: gemischter Chor (SATB) und Klavier
Choir part Bass
Item no.: 782557
Waltz from the Opera "Die Fledermaus"
for: Salon orchestra
Single part Cello
Item no.: 757223
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 786122
"Ach, wie so herrlich zu schau'n" aus "Eine Nacht in Venedig"
for: gemischter Chor (SATB) und Klavier
Choir part Alto
Item no.: 746708
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