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.
Die schönsten Melodien in leichter Spielbarkeit
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 740274
Operette in 3 Akten von Victor Léon und Leo Stein
neue überarbeitete Ausgabe
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 776102
Foxtrott
aus "Maske in Blau"
for: Male choir (TTBB); piano ad lib.
Choir part Bass 1
Item no.: 1342718
C
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Piano/Vocal
Item no.: 1025958
to the operetta "The Land of Smiles"
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1665566
Overture
for: Orchestra
Piano part for conductor, Parts
Item no.: 792763
F
for: Voice, piano
Piano/Vocal
Item no.: 1031011
for: String orchestra
Score
Item no.: 943551
Lied aus der Operette "Der Vogelhändler"
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir part Soprano
Item no.: 1342545
Lied aus der Operette "Der Vogelhändler"
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir part Tenor
Item no.: 1342544
for: Concert band
Set of parts
Item no.: 680699
Lied und Finale (2. Akt) aus "Die Fledermaus"
for: gemischter Chor (SATB) und Klavier
Choir part Alto
Item no.: 729996
leichte Bearbeitungen für chromatisches Akkordeon ab 8, 12 und 24 Bässe
for: Accordion
Music score
Item no.: 735529
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
Ouverture
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 817455
"Im Feuerstrom der Reben" aus "Die Fledermaus"
for: gemischter Chor (SATB) und Klavier
Score
Item no.: 737806
Couplet from the operetta "The Bat"
for: 3 voices (SMezBar), concert band; choir ad lib.
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1665553
Walzer aus der gleichnamigen Operette
Heft 1
für Klavier mit Text
for: Piano; voice ad lib.
Music score
Item no.: 1664391
"Frau Sonne lacht zum Fenster hell herein" - Walzer
for: gemischter Chor (SATB) und Klavier
Score
Item no.: 746715
for: Male choir
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 1342550
Walzer nach den Motiven der Operette "Das Spitzentuch der Königin"
for: Salon orchestra
Piano part for conductor, Parts
Item no.: 757248
Marsch - Couplet des Zsupán mit Chor - Nr. 16 aus "Der Zigeunerbaron"
Klavierauszug Fassung ABC, Transposition nach F-Dur (original A-Dur)
Strauss Edition Wien / Neue Johann Strauss Gesamtausgabe
for: Soloist (tenor), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 1657481
aus "Eine Nacht in Venedig"
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 737781
for: Double Bass Quartet
Score, Parts
Item no.: 963206
for: Salon orchestra
Score
Item no.: 1672037
for: Clarinet, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 916383
Frühling sein für Männerchor und Klavier
Chorpartitur
for: CHORMUSIK MÄNNERCHOR MIT BEGLEITUNG WELTLICH EINZELN
Choir score
Item no.: 1610599
for: Salon orchestra
Score
Item no.: 1590122
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Item no.: 1617063
Waltz
for: Salon orchestra
Single part Violin 1
Item no.: 757145
Can-Can From The Operetta Orphee aux Enfers
for: Concert band
Score
Item no.: 1198110
für Männerchor und Klavier oder Orchester
Tage und Jahre vergehen im Winde – Can Can aus der Operette Orpheus in der Unterwelt
for: Male choir (TTBB), organ [orchestra]
Choir score
Item no.: 675320
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
"Vorbei der Mai" - Walzer nach Motiven aus "Das Spitzentuch der Königin"
for: gemischter Chor (SATB) und Klavier
Score
Item no.: 723237
Overture from the Opera
for: Orchestra
Piano part for conductor, Parts
Item no.: 749589
aus "Der Zigeunerbaron"
for: gemischter Chor (SATB) und Klavier
Choir part Alto
Item no.: 782556
for: Male choir (TTBB), piano
Piano score
Item no.: 797149
Grosses Potpourri
for: Concert band
Conductors part, set of parts
Item no.: 1013294
C
for: Voice, guitar
Melody/Lyrics/Chords
Item no.: 1052201
Gm
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Piano/Voice/Guitar
Item no.: 1035550
Waltz
for: Orchestra
Salonorchester-Ergänzung (Zusatzstimmen für großes Orchester) Fl II (Picc), Ob II, Klar II, Fag I, Fag II, Hn I/II, Hn III/IV, Pos I/II, Pk
Item no.: 757151
Ouvertüre zur Operette
for: 4 bassoons, double bassoon
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1215692
Waltz from "Die Fledermaus"
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 740464
Kulturgeschichtliche Perspektiven
Populäre Kultur und Musik 19
Book (softcover)
Item no.: 817570
Waltz from the Opera "Die Fledermaus"
for: Salon orchestra
Single part Viola
Item no.: 734475
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