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.
aus "Der Zigeunerbaron"
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 755873
from "Die Fledermaus"
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 724096
Lied aus der Operette "Gasparone"
bearbeitet für Akkordeon
for: Accordion
Sheet music
Item no.: 1929
Overture
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 735385
Adams Auftrittslied aus der Operette "Der Vogelhändler"
for: Voice (tenor), piano
Single edition
Item no.: 761090
Ouverture für Orchester
for: Orchestra
Score
Item no.: 732930
The Desert Song
for: Piano/Vocal/Chords
Item no.: 1529582
for: Piano/Vocal/Chords
Item no.: 1362455
for: Piano/Vocal/Chords
Item no.: 1364308
for: Piano/Vocal/Chords
Item no.: 1365224
aus der Operette "Gasparone"
for: Clarinet (B-flat), piano
Piano score, Solo part (pdf download)
Item no.: 1747
from: Orpheus in the Underworld
for: Trumpet, piano
Music score
Item no.: 746460
The big accordion book
for: Accordion
Music score
Item no.: 780350
Lied aus der komischen Oper "Eine Nacht in Venedig"
for: Voice (tenor), piano
Single edition
Item no.: 795335
Quadrille
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 724303
from the opera "Carmen”
for: Mixed choir (SABar) a cappella
Music score
Item no.: 732567
from the opera "Nabucco”
for: Mixed choir (SABar) a cappella
Music score
Item no.: 760214
bearbeitet für Violoncello (Fagott, Posaune) und Klavier
for: Cello [bassoon/trombone], piano
Piano score, Solo part (pdf download)
Item no.: 1975
from "Der Zigeunerbaron"
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 724281
Overture to the Operetta
for: Orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 736810
aus "Der Zigeunerbaron"
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 755877
Operetta in 3 Acts
Piano reduction
Item no.: 732658
C
for: Piano
Piano Solo
Item no.: 1044184
A selection of 40 arias and pieces
for: Piano 4 hands
Music score
Item no.: 756583
for: Piano/Vocal/Chords
Item no.: 1362450
for: Piano/Vocal/Chords
Item no.: 1365196
for: Piano/Vocal/Chords
Item no.: 1365125
Lied und Finale (2. Akt) aus "Die Fledermaus"
for: gemischter Chor (SATB) und Klavier
Score
Item no.: 746704
Ouvertüre
for: Piano 4 hands
Single edition
Item no.: 738765
Couplets aus "Orpheus in der Unterwelt"
for: 4 recorders (SAAT)
Score, parts (pdf download)
Item no.: 1674
from the opera "Fidelio”
for: Mixed choir (SABar) a cappella
Music score
Item no.: 732564
Marsch für Chor und Orchester
for: Choir, orchestra
Partitur Fassungen ABC
Item no.: 747956
Arietta from the operetta "Die Fledermaus"
for: Voice (soprano), piano
Music score
Item no.: 724577
Comic Opera in 3 Acts
Piano reduction
Item no.: 755875
aus "Die Fledermaus"
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 755874
18 der schönsten Operetten-Gesänge
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 726015
for: Piano/Vocal/Chords
Item no.: 1362347
for: Piano/Vocal/Chords
Item no.: 1365212
F
for: Piano, Trombone
Instrumental Solo & Piano Accompaniment
Item no.: 1613013
for: Piano/Vocal/Chords
Item no.: 1366338
for: Piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1582315
Alto saxophone
for: Alto saxophone (E-flat)
Sheet music
Item no.: 1582309
from the operetta "Die Fledermaus”
for: Mixed choir (SABar) a cappella
Music score
Item no.: 760211
Overture
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 740474
from the opera "Lohengrin”
for: Mixed choir (SABar) a cappella
Music score
Item no.: 732565
from the operetta "Der Zarewitsch”
for: Mixed choir (SABar) a cappella
Music score
Item no.: 760296
from the opera "Der Freischütz"
for: Mixed choir (SABar) a cappella
Music score
Item no.: 760297
Lied aus der Operette "Gasparone"
bearbeitet für Trompete (Klarinette) und Klavier
for: Trumpet (B-flat) [clarinet], piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1714
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