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.
Music Makes The World Go Round
for: Flexible ensemble
Single part keyboard [accordion / guitar]
Item no.: 610103
Lied und Finale (2. Akt) aus "Die Fledermaus"
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir part Soprano
Item no.: 457399
für Chor und Orchester
Partitur in der Fassung C
Strauss Edition Wien / Neue Johann Strauss Gesamtausgabe
for: Mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Score
Item no.: 685168
Oper/Operette
for: Voice, piano
Score
Item no.: 171683
Overture
for: Orchestra
Piano part for conductor, Parts
Item no.: 792763
Ein Repertoire unvergänglicher Melodien, Band I
for: Accordion
Music score
Item no.: 306234
for: Lead Sheet
Item no.: 1365225
Salon-Orchester
for: Salon orchestra
Set of parts
Item no.: 175205
Lied und Finale (2. Akt) aus "Die Fledermaus"
for: gemischter Chor (SATB) und Klavier
Choir part Alto
Item no.: 729996
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
Potpourri
for: Salon orchestra
Piano part for conductor, Parts
Item no.: 1112018
"Im Feuerstrom der Reben" aus "Die Fledermaus"
for: gemischter Chor (SATB) und Klavier
Score
Item no.: 737806
for: Male choir
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 1342550
aus "Der Zigeunerbaron"
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Score
Item no.: 1111892
aus "Eine Nacht in Venedig"
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 737781
for: Salon orchestra
Score
Item no.: 1590122
Can-Can From The Operetta Orphee aux Enfers
for: Concert band
Score
Item no.: 1198110
Originale Unterhaltungsmusik
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 1590354
Großes Potpourri nach der gleichnamigen Operette
for: gemischter Chor (SATB) mit Soli (STBar) ad libitum und Klavier
Choir part Tenor/Bass
Item no.: 737815
Ensemble | Nr. 13 aus der Operette „Das Spitzentuch der Königin“
Kritische Gesamtausgabe
for: Voice, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 1555492
Overture from the Opera
for: Orchestra
Piano part for conductor, Parts
Item no.: 749589
for: Women's Choir
Choir score
Item no.: 155589
aus "Der Zigeunerbaron"
for: gemischter Chor (SATB) und Klavier
Choir part Alto
Item no.: 782556
Die Welt der Oper und Operette in ihren beliebtesten Melodien
for: Accordion
Item no.: 351337
aus der Operette "Die lustige Witwe", mit Orch. oder Klav.
for: Male choir
Choir score
Item no.: 308241
aus der Operette "Polenblut", gem Chor Orchester (Klav), Soran- TenorSolo ad lib
for: Choir
Choir part Soprano 1
Item no.: 308225
Klassik
for: Voice, piano
Score
Item no.: 613239
Overture to the Operetta
for: Symphonic orchestra
Double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 332509
Ouvertüre (Verlagskopie) (Editor's copy)
for: Accordion
Item no.: 266124
aus der Operette "Boccaccio", gem Chor Orchester (Klav)
Piano reduction
Item no.: 307854
Ouverture
for: Salon orchestra
Piano part for conductor, Parts
Item no.: 309846
for: Piano
Item no.: 305425
I 23 / 7
for: Symphonic orchestra
Set of parts
Item no.: 305355
"Auf, auf, vorbei ist die Nacht" aus der Operette "Der Zigeunerbaron"
for: Male choir (TTBB), piano
Choir part Tenor 2
Item no.: 1111980
Opera Buffo in 2 Akten
Lyric book
Item no.: 697675
for: Accordion orchestra
Score
Item no.: 366729
for: Male choir, piano
Item no.: 346898
for: Symphonic orchestra
Item no.: 560470
Ouvertüre zur Operetteop. 362
for: Orchestra
Piano part for conductor, Parts
Item no.: 562040
Overture
Domesticum
for: Salon orchestra
Piano conductor, orchestral parts
Item no.: 283604
Walzer nach den Motiven der Operette "Das Spitzentuch der Königin" op. 388
for: Salon orchestra
Piano conductor, orchestral parts
Item no.: 283602
for: Zither (5 chords)
Backing sheet
Item no.: 151547
for: Zither (5 chords)
Backing sheet
Item no.: 152517
for: Zither (5 chords)
Backing sheet
Item no.: 151026
Book (Libretto with dialogs)
Item no.: 136325
for: Accordion orchestra
Set of parts
Item no.: 125601
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