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.
Großes Potpourri nach der gleichnamigen Operette
for: gemischter Chor (SATB) mit Soli (STBar) ad libitum und Klavier
Choir part Soprano/Alto
Item no.: 730009
Potpourri
for: Symphonic orchestra
Item no.: 309035
for: Accordion orchestra
Single part Percussion
Item no.: 220612
for: Piano Reduction
Piano reduction
Item no.: 1590581
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 1590255
for: Accordion orchestra
Score
Item no.: 219085
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score
Item no.: 358150
for: Accordion orchestra
Score
Item no.: 222968
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score
Item no.: 309036
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 606857
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 124773
for: Jazz ensemble
Score
Item no.: 947507
Choir part Tenor 1
Item no.: 272649
Klassik
for: Symphonic orchestra
Set of parts
Item no.: 1213001
for: Male choir
OTHER
Item no.: 1342768
for: Male choir, piano
Choir score
Item no.: 634863
Single edition
Item no.: 294562
for: Salon orchestra
Item no.: 168400
for: Salon orchestra
Item no.: 605856
Oper/Operette
for: Mixed choir (SATB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 909512
for: Mixed choir, piano
Music score (piano accompaniment)
Item no.: 492403
aus "Die lustige Witwe"
for: Voice, piano
Single edition
Item no.: 307293
Violinsolo aus "Ein Walzertraum"
for: Violin, piano
Item no.: 307238
zur Operette "Die Landstreicher" (O. Wagner)
for: Concert band
Item no.: 304459
Lied (Sou-Chong) (Nr. 5)
aus "Das Land des Lächelns" (Salonorchester) (Salonorchester)
for: Symphonic orchestra
Additional parts
Item no.: 311585
nach Motiven aus der romantischen Operette "Zigeunerliebe"
for: Salon orchestra
Set of parts
Item no.: 295430
Tango
for: Voice, piano
Single part(n)
Item no.: 563110
Overture
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1015405
Marschlied "Berlin! Hör' ich den Namen bloß"
for: Male choir
Choir score
Item no.: 271682
Potpourri
for: Orchestra
Piano part for conductor, Parts
Item no.: 276313
aus der Operette "Intermezzo in San Viedo"
for: Voice, piano
Songbook
Item no.: 102762
"Ach, wie so herrlich zu schau'n" aus "Eine Nacht in Venedig"
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Chorstimme
Item no.: 224010
aus "Die Fledermaus"
for: Voice, piano
Item no.: 1111894
for: Accordion orchestra
Single part Accordion 2
Item no.: 220609
"Das wär kein rechter Schifferknecht" aus "Der Zigeunerbaron"
for: gemischter Chor (SATB) und Klavier
Choir part Bass
Item no.: 782561
"Das wär kein rechter Schifferknecht" aus "Der Zigeunerbaron"
for: gemischter Chor (SATB) und Klavier
Choir part Tenor
Item no.: 782560
from "Die Fledermaus"
for: Salon orchestra
Piano part for conductor, Parts
Item no.: 749588
Operette in 3 Akten
Lyric book
Item no.: 746730
"Ach, wie so herrlich zu schau'n" aus "Eine Nacht in Venedig"
for: gemischter Chor (SATB) und Klavier
Score
Item no.: 744531
for: Salon orchestra
Single part Viola
Item no.: 149485
for: Voice, piano
Single edition
Item no.: 307281
for: Piano
Item no.: 307217
Overture to the Operetta
for: Symphonic orchestra
Cello (orchestral part)
Item no.: 1654111
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score
Item no.: 305005
for: Accordion orchestra
Score
Item no.: 296000
for: Male choir (TTBB); piano ad lib.
Choir part Tenor 1
Item no.: 1342716
for: Concert band
Score
Item no.: 958183
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