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.
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 128143
Operette in drei Akten
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 128161
Yesterday's Hits for tomorrow's VIPs!
for: Voice
DVD (learning video)
Item no.: 602502
Yesterday's Hits for tomorrow's VIPs!
DVD (learning video)
Item no.: 602013
Operette in drei Akten
Klavierauszug (Particell)
revidiert und ergänzt von Johannes Brockt
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 128094
Operette in drei Akten
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 128164
Operette in drei Akten
Klavierauszug mit Text
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 128162
Waltz from the Opera "Die Fledermaus"
for: Salon orchestra
Piano part for conductor, Parts
Item no.: 741606
for: Male choir
OTHER
Item no.: 1342768
Overture from the Opera
for: Orchestra
Piano part for conductor, Parts
Item no.: 749589
Operette in 2 Akten
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 102763
Großes Potpourri
for: Concert band
Set of parts
Item no.: 339078
Operette in vier Bildern
Piano reduction
Item no.: 128163
Operette in 3 Aktenop. 362
Piano reduction
Item no.: 281947
Operette in drei Akten
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 297870
for: 5 brass winds
Set of parts
Item no.: 970005
Musikalische Komödie in fünf Bilder
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 128232
Walzer
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score
Item no.: 305014
Comic Opera in 3 Acts
Piano reduction
Item no.: 723194
aus Orpheus in der Unterwelt
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score, Parts
Item no.: 118214
Untersuchungen und Deutungen zum Werk Jacques Offenbachs
Jacques Offenbach-Studien 3
Book
Item no.: 582898
Ensemble
Strauss Edition Wien / Neue Johann Strauss Gesamtausgabe
for: Solisten (2S2Mez2T2Bar), 2 Chöre und Orchester
Piano reduction
Item no.: 685158
Essays zur Rehabilitierung eines Komponisten
Jacques Offenbach-Studien 5
Book
Item no.: 560731
for: Accordion orchestra
Set of parts
Item no.: 125601
Eine Biographie
Book (Hardcover)
Item no.: 764954
for: Voice (mezzo-soprano), piano
Music score
Item no.: 601687
for: Voice (tenor), piano
Music score
Item no.: 583867
for: Voice (baritone), piano
Music score
Item no.: 609796
Klassik
for: Opera
Buch
Item no.: 616469
for: Voice (soprano), piano
Music score
Item no.: 609794
Musikalisches Unterhaltungstheater zwischen 1933 und 1945
Musik im Dritten Reich und im Exil 18
Book
Item no.: 763938
mit zahlreichen Abbildungen und Notenbeispielen
Book (Hardcover)
Item no.: 264410
Kulturgeschichtliche Perspektiven
Populäre Kultur und Musik 19
Book (softcover)
Item no.: 817570
Autor und Komponist für Operette, Revue, Kabarett, Film und Fernsehen 1904–1988
Populäre Kultur und Musik 28
Book (softcover)
Item no.: 817577
Comic Opera in 3 Acts
Piano reduction
Item no.: 755875
Operette in 3 Akten
Piano reduction
Item no.: 747600
Wienerlieder-Potpourri
for: Salon orchestra
Piano part for conductor, Parts
Item no.: 309824
Diletto Musicale
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score
Item no.: 305011
Chorbegleitung Zupforchester
Tage und Jahre vergehen im Winde – Can Can aus der Operette Orpheus in der Unterwelt
for: Male choir (TTBB), organ [orchestra]
Set of parts
Item no.: 675321
Musikalische Komödie nach dem Lustspiel des Calderón
for: Voices, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 352029
aus "Eva"
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score
Item no.: 309036
Walzer
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score
Item no.: 138188
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score
Item no.: 309077
Comic Operetta in 3 Acts
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 383684
Operette in 3 Akten
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 281944
for: 2 voices (ST), piano
Music score
Item no.: 609795
for: Salon orchestra
Set of parts
Item no.: 313218
for: Harp, orchestra
Score
Item no.: 358148
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