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 Operette "Orphée aux enfers"
for: 2 violins [flute, clarinet (B-flat)], cello [bassoon], harpsichord [piano]
Score, parts (pdf download)
Item no.: 1526
Overture
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 724293
"Ach, wie so herrlich zu schau'n" aus "Eine Nacht in Venedig"
for: gemischter Chor (SATB) und Klavier
Choir part Bass
Item no.: 751569
for: Flexible ensemble (4 voices)
Sheet music
Item no.: 1210602
from "Der lustige Krieg"
for: Voice (tenor), piano
Music score
Item no.: 743719
Waltz from the Oera "Die Fledermaus"
for: Salon orchestra
Single part Double bass
Item no.: 757224
Potpourri
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 729898
Overture
for: Salon orchestra
Piano score (conductor)
Item no.: 757173
Walzer nach den Motiven der Operette "Das Spitzentuch der Königin"
for: Salon orchestra
Single part Double bass
Item no.: 757254
Waltz
for: Salon orchestra
Single part Violin obligato
Item no.: 757146
aus "Der Zigeunerbaron"
for: Orchestra
Piano part for conductor, Parts
Item no.: 749586
"Hurra, die Schlacht mitgemacht" aus "Der Zigeunerbaron"
for: gemischter Chor (SATB) und Klavier
Choir part Tenor
Item no.: 782582
Overture
for: Salon orchestra
Single part Cello
Item no.: 757177
F
for: Piano
Piano Solo
Item no.: 1044619
Eb
for: Voice, piano
Piano/Vocal
Item no.: 1027696
G
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Piano/Voice/Guitar
Item no.: 1028659
Waltz from "Die Fledermaus"
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 781567
Weltbekannte Operettenlieder
for: Accordion
Noten mit vollständigem Text
Item no.: 748221
Walzer
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 729885
Waltz
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 724267
Comic Opera in 3 Acts
Piano reduction
Item no.: 723194
Waltz from the Opera "Die Fledermaus"
for: Salon orchestra
Einzelstimme Violine I A/B
Item no.: 784920
Waltz from the Opera "The Bat"
for: Orchestra
Salonorchester-Ergänzung (Zusatzstimmen für großes Orchester) Fl II (Picc), Ob II, Klar II, Fag I, Fag II, Hn I, Hn II, Hn III, Hn IV, Pos I, Pos II, Pk (Schlgz), Hfe
Item no.: 757225
Gm
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Piano/Voice/Guitar
Item no.: 1050124
G
for: Piano
Easy Piano
Item no.: 1044276
Eb
for: Voice, piano
Piano/Vocal
Item no.: 1026298
Ouvertüre
for: Violin, piano
Single edition
Item no.: 761093
A
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Piano/Voice/Guitar
Item no.: 1048670
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
Operette Buffo in einem Akt
Piano reduction
Item no.: 722621
Overture
for: Violin, piano
Music score
Item no.: 724328
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 735687
„Glücklich ist, wer vergißt”
for: Voice (tenor), piano
Single edition
Item no.: 761154
Waltz from the Opera "Die Fledermaus"
for: Salon orchestra
Piano part for conductor, Parts
Item no.: 741606
Walzer nach den Motiven der Operette "Das Spitzentuch der Königin"
for: Salon orchestra
Single part Violin 2
Item no.: 757251
aus "Der Zigeunerbaron"
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 755873
from "Die Fledermaus"
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 724096
Overture
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 735385
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
Waltz
for: Salon orchestra
Single part Viola
Item no.: 757148
Ouverture für Orchester
for: Orchestra
Score
Item no.: 732930
Eb
for: Voice, piano
Piano/Vocal
Item no.: 1026277
C
for: Voice, piano
Piano/Vocal
Item no.: 1026085
Csárdás from the operetta "Die Fledermaus"
for: Voice (soprano), piano
Music score
Item no.: 724569
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
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