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.
11 Transkriptionen aus Oper und Operette
Organ goes Opera, Band 5
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 1556939
Ensemble
Klavierauszug in den Fassungen A/B
Strauss Edition Wien / Neue Johann Strauss Gesamtausgabe
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 685447
Ensemble
Strauss Edition Wien / Neue Johann Strauss Gesamtausgabe
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 684829
Paul Lincke-Album für Saxophonquartett (AATBar)
Band 2
for: 4 saxophones (AATBar)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 679612
Organ goes Opera 3
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 675091
Lied (Sou-Chong) (Nr. 5)
aus der romantischen Operette "Das Land des Lächelns"
for: Voice, piano
Single edition
Item no.: 100015
Opéra bouffe en 3 actes et 4 tableaux
3e acte et livrets
Offenbach Edition Keck
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 607377
Operette in 3 Akten
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 124874
for: Voice, piano
Item no.: 562533
100 Meter Glück - Romantische Operette
Tango
for: Voice (medium), piano
Piano reduction
Item no.: 362529
"Berlin! Hör' ich den Namen bloß" – Marschlied
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Piano score
Item no.: 261646
Für leichtes Spiel auf Keyboards mit Einfinger-Begleitautomatik
Melodie & Rhythmus 013
for: Keyboard
Item no.: 108480
for: Voice, piano
Single edition
Item no.: 261022
Opéra-bouffon in 2 Akten und 4 Szenen
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 282561
50 beliebte Klänge vom Alpenland zum Nordseestrand
Evergreenalben
for: Accordion
Item no.: 108446
Goodmusic Concert Classics
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score, Parts
Item no.: 557940
Unabridged Beautiful Operatta Arias with the Original Text
for: Piano; voice ad lib.
Music score (anthology)
Item no.: 288307
for: Voice, piano
Item no.: 124762
Lied aus dem Singspiel 'Friederike'
for: Voice, piano
Single edition
Item no.: 128196
Große Erfolge
Violine und Klavier, erweiterbar durch Ergänzungsstimmen bis zum Quintett
for: 2 violins, cello, double bass, piano (quintet)
Single part Violin 1
Item no.: 147815
or 'The Town of Titipu'
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 214614
Overture to the Operetta
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score
Item no.: 374447
aus "Die lustige Witwe"
for: Voice (low), piano
Music score
Item no.: 283505
Operette in drei Akten
for: Solo voices, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 124876
Singspiel in drei Akten
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 124875
Marsch
for: Salon orchestra
Piano conductor, orchestral parts
Item no.: 229016
Tango
for: 1–2 accordions
Single edition
Item no.: 125766
Duett (Lisa, Sou-Chong) (Nr. 8)
aus "Das Land des Lächelns"
for: Voice, piano
Single edition
Item no.: 100016
Werkeinführung
Die Oper – Schriftenreihe über musikalische Bühnenwerke
Teachers book
Item no.: 106782
for: Mixed choir, piano
Piano score
Item no.: 604357
for: Salon orchestra
Set of parts
Item no.: 313218
Walzer
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score
Item no.: 154169
4 ausgewählte leichte Stücke
for: 2 flutes, piano
Partitur und Stimmen
Item no.: 272816
Ouvertüre für Salonorchester
for: Salon orchestra
Piano conductor, orchestral parts
Item no.: 463332
Eine Operette in 3 Akten
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 199521
for: Mixed choir; piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 604356
Operette in drei Akten
Miniatur-Klavierauszug
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 306791
Die schönsten Operettenmelodien in ungekürzten Originalausgaben und vollständigen Texten
for: Voice, piano
Music score (anthology)
Item no.: 288101
Die schönsten Volkslieder
for: Piano; voice ad lib.
Music score (anthology)
Item no.: 287941
Arie aus der Operette "La Périchole"
N° 8b: Griserie - Ariette
for: Voice (mezzo-soprano), piano
Item no.: 635666
Lied aus der Operette "Der Vogelhändler"
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Piano score
Item no.: 176553
Overture
Domesticum
for: Salon orchestra
Piano conductor, orchestral parts
Item no.: 283604
aus "Die lustige Witwe"
for: Voice (high), piano
Music score
Item no.: 283504
Operette
Lyric book
Item no.: 283375
for: Oboe, clarinet, horn, bassoon
Set of parts
Item no.: 135718
for: Voice, piano
Item no.: 128154
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 140920
Über 40 Operetten- und Filmerfolge
for: Voice, piano
Piano reduction
Item no.: 124817
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