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.
Waltz
for: Salon orchestra
Single part Double bass
Item no.: 757150
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 786122
for: Concert band
Score
Item no.: 680698
Hol az a dal?
Operettslágerek
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 850629
Großes Potpourri nach der gleichnamigen Operette
for: gemischter Chor (SATB) mit Soli (STBar) ad libitum und Klavier
Score
Item no.: 746703
"Ach, wie so herrlich zu schau'n" aus "Eine Nacht in Venedig"
for: gemischter Chor (SATB) und Klavier
Choir part Alto
Item no.: 746708
from "Fledermaus"
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 746731
Operette in 3 Akten
Piano reduction
Item no.: 747600
Duet from "The Land of Smiles"
for: 2 voices (ST), concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1668736
83
for: Electric organ
Item no.: 1653749
Potpourri
for: Concert band
Item no.: 1652018
Potpourri
for: Orchestra
Piano part for conductor, Parts
Item no.: 782111
Popular Melodies
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 724089
aus "Zigeunerliebe"
for: Voice, piano
Single edition
Item no.: 1677029
Overture to the Operetta
for: Symphonic orchestra
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 1676706
10 ausgewählte Melodien aus bekannten Operetten
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 1661586
Klassik
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 1590622
for: Male choir
Piano reduction
Item no.: 1342549
Oper/Operette
for: Bass Voice
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 904227
Klassik
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 1590599
for: Opera
Buch
Item no.: 1136979
for: Salon orchestra
Score
Item no.: 1590461
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1132319
for: Concert Band and Vocal Soloist
Score
Item no.: 1062502
"Berlin! Hör' ich den Namen bloß" – Marschlied
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Piano score
Item no.: 1664831
for: Male choir (TTBB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 797158
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
OTHER
Item no.: 1342765
Klassik
for: Symphonic orchestra
Book
Item no.: 1213967
Operetta in three actes
Allowed reprint (1906, Doblinger, Wien)
spiral-bound
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 1203304
Ouverture
for: Symphonic orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 887700
"Hurra, die Schlacht mitgemacht" aus "Der Zigeunerbaron"
for: gemischter Chor (SATB) und Klavier
Choir part Bass
Item no.: 782583
Overture
for: Salon orchestra
Single part Viola
Item no.: 757176
F
for: Voice, piano
Piano/Vocal
Item no.: 1025324
D
for: Piano
Piano Solo
Item no.: 1044335
Reduced Instrumentation
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1678580
Oper/Operette
for: Voice, piano
Book
Item no.: 993442
Premier Jazz Series
for: Big band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 761906
for: Jazz ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 946076
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