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.
The Great Classics
for: Concert band
Score
Item no.: 871178
from ‘Princess Ida’
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 722666
from ‘Ruddigore’
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 732173
Dover Vocal Scores
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 429932
F
for: Voice, piano
Piano/Vocal
Item no.: 1025746
from ‘The Sorcerer’
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 759304
from ‘The Gondoliers’
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 759282
Kontrabass ad lib.
Wiener Melange
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 654899
F
for: Voice, piano
Piano/Vocal
Item no.: 1025324
Overture
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 724293
from the operetta „Die Fledermaus”
for: Mixed choir (SABar) a cappella
Music score
Item no.: 747787
Potpourri
for: Orchestra
Piano part for conductor, Parts
Item no.: 1111935
for: 4 Flutes [opt. Alto Flute substitute for 4th Flute]
Buch
Item no.: 1676805
for: 2 trumpets
Ensemble score
Item no.: 1073142
for: Flexible ensemble (4 voices)
Sheet music
Item no.: 1210602
from "Der lustige Krieg"
for: Voice (tenor), piano
Music score
Item no.: 743719
from the opera "Hoffmanns Erzählungen"
for: Mixed choir (SABar) a cappella
Music score
Item no.: 732570
Auftritt Ollendorfs aus der Operette "Der Bettelstudent"
for: Voice (tenor), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 3273
for: Salon orchestra
Set of parts
Item no.: 1660127
Potpourri
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 729898
from the Operetta "Die Fledermaus"
for: 3 soloists (SMezT), mixed choir (SATB), concert band; mixed choir (SATB) ad lib.
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1198522
Operette zwischen Bravour und Banalität
(Komische Oper, Berlin)
Book
Item no.: 662387
Die "Fledermaus"-Ouvertüre bearbeitet
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Item no.: 766955
für Chor und Orchester
Klavierauszug in der Fassung C
Strauss Edition Wien / Neue Johann Strauss Gesamtausgabe
for: Mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 685171
Duett Annina - Agricola mit Chor
Klavierauszug in der Fassung A
Strauss Edition Wien / Neue Johann Strauss Gesamtausgabe
for: 2 soloists (SMez), women's choir (SS), orchestra
Score
Item no.: 685150
Arie des Caramello mit Chor
Klavierauszug in den Fassungen A/B
Strauss Edition Wien / Neue Johann Strauss Gesamtausgabe
for: Soloist (tenor), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 685144
Melodien aus Ludwig Schmidseders Meisteroperetten "Melodie der Nacht", "Die oder keine", "Frauen im Metropol". Originalaufnahmen aus den Jahren 1934 bis 1941. CD
CD
Item no.: 648423
Großes Potpourri nach der gleichnamigen Operette
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Piano score
Item no.: 1342764
Extrait De Orphee Aux Enfers
for: Violin
Music score
Item no.: 1073048
für Soli (SMez2TB), Chor und Orchester
Klavierauszug in den Fassungen A/BC
Strauss Edition Wien / Neue Johann Strauss Gesamtausgabe
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 685440
Ensemble
Klavierauszug in den Fassungen Ar/B-1/B/C
Strauss Edition Wien / Neue Johann Strauss Gesamtausgabe
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 685175
Ensemble
Klavierauszug in den Fassungen A/B
Strauss Edition Wien / Neue Johann Strauss Gesamtausgabe
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 685721
Couplet des Zsupán - Nr. 3 (Ausschnitt) aus "Der Zigeunerbaron"
Klavierauszug in den Fassungen A/BC
Strauss Edition Wien / Neue Johann Strauss Gesamtausgabe
for: soloist (T/Bar), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 685177
Arie des Caramello - Nr. 7 (Ausschnitt) aus "Eine Nacht in Venedig"
Partitur in den Fassungen A/B
Strauss Edition Wien / Neue Johann Strauss Gesamtausgabe
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Score
Item no.: 685106
Operette in 3 Akten - Neue Johann Strauss Gesamtausgabe - Serie I/2/02
Partitur in den Fassungen A/B/C
Strauss Edition Wien / Neue Johann Strauss Gesamtausgabe
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Score (with critical report)
Item no.: 684855
Operette in 3 Akten - Neue Johann Strauss Gesamtausgabe - Serie I/2/05
Partitur in den Fassungen A/B/C
Strauss Edition Wien / Neue Johann Strauss Gesamtausgabe
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Score (with critical report)
Item no.: 684850
Highlights aus "Die lustige Witwe", "Giuditta", "Das Land des Lächelns", "Der Zarewitsch", etc.
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 780935
Klassik
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 294319
aus der Operette "Boccaccio"
for: Male choir, piano
Piano reduction
Item no.: 304021
Ouverture
for: Concert Band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 301132
Lied aus der Operette 'Frasquita'
für Gesang und Klavier
for: Voice, piano
Single edition
Item no.: 289119
for: Accordion orchestra
Score
Item no.: 279073
Großes Potpourri aus der gleichnamigen Operette
for: Accordion
Music score
Item no.: 220608
Glocken
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 330538
Gesammelte Aufsätze
Jacques Offenbach-Studien 4
Book
Item no.: 582899
Faschingschor aus "Eine Nacht in Venedig"
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Score
Item no.: 623505
for: Women's choir, piano
Item no.: 331437
Item no.: 613100
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