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: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1659869
Lied aus der Operette "Der Vogelhändler"
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir part Bass
Item no.: 1342546
Operette in 3 Aufzügen
Reclams Textbücher
Lyric book
Item no.: 1670674
Großes Potpourri
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir part Tenor/Bass
Item no.: 1653865
for: Male choir; piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 1670487
Melodienfolge aus der gleichnamigen Operette
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score (women voices)
Item no.: 684397
Großes Potpourri nach der gleichnamigen Operette
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 223125
"Im Feuerstrom der Reben" aus "Die Fledermaus"
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir part Soprano
Item no.: 1654229
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 140920
aus der Operette "Der fliegende Rittmeister", mit Orchester oder Klavier
for: Male choir (TTBB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1652761
Overture to the Operetta
for: Symphonic orchestra
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 1676720
Overture to the Operetta
for: Symphonic orchestra
Cello (orchestral part)
Item no.: 1654111
Overture to the Operetta
for: Symphonic orchestra
Double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 1654109
Overture to the Operetta
for: Symphonic orchestra
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 1676713
Overture to the Operetta
for: Symphonic orchestra
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 1676706
for: Mixed choir; piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 604356
Operette
Lyric book
Item no.: 1677334
for: Male choir
Choir score
Item no.: 308440
Walzer aus der Operette "Die lustige Witwe"
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1667957
83
for: Electric organ
Item no.: 1653749
Marsch
for: Accordion
Music score
Item no.: 1677867
Lied (Sou-Chong) (Nr. 5)
aus der romantischen Operette "Das Land des Lächelns"
for: Voice, piano
Single edition
Item no.: 100015
Foxtrott
aus "Maske in Blau"
for: Male choir (TTBB); piano ad lib.
Piano score
Item no.: 1664705
for: Voice, piano
Single edition
Item no.: 261022
Lied aus dem Singspiel 'Friederike'
for: Voice, piano
Single edition
Item no.: 128196
Duett (Lisa, Sou-Chong) (Nr. 8)
aus "Das Land des Lächelns"
for: Voice, piano
Single edition
Item no.: 100016
Tango
for: 1–2 accordions
Single edition
Item no.: 125766
for: Voice, piano
Item no.: 128154
Heimatlied (Lisa)
aus "Das Land des Lächelns"
for: Voice, piano
Single edition
Item no.: 1672183
aus "Zigeunerliebe"
for: Voice, piano
Single edition
Item no.: 1677029
Lied aus der Operette "Der Vogelhändler"
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Piano score
Item no.: 176553
"Berlin! Hör' ich den Namen bloß" – Marschlied
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Piano score
Item no.: 261646
100 Meter Glück - Romantische Operette
Tango
for: Voice (medium), piano
Piano reduction
Item no.: 362529
aus "Die lustige Witwe"
for: Voice (low), piano
Music score
Item no.: 283505
Walzer aus der gleichnamigen Operette
Heft 1
für Klavier mit Text
for: Piano; voice ad lib.
Music score
Item no.: 1664391
Lyric book
Item no.: 1678487
"Berlin! Hör' ich den Namen bloß" – Marschlied
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Piano score
Item no.: 1664831
Music makes the World go round
Playback-CD (without sheet music)
Item no.: 604994
Glocken Verlag
for: Violin, piano
Single part(n)
Item no.: 562757
Operette
Lyric book
Item no.: 283375
Arie aus der Operette "La Périchole"
N° 8b: Griserie - Ariette
for: Voice (mezzo-soprano), piano
Item no.: 635666
for: Voice, piano
Item no.: 124762
Großes Stimmungs-Potpourri nach Melodien aus der gleichnamigen Operette
mit Text
for: Piano; voice ad lib.
Piano reduction
Item no.: 124768
Organ goes Opera 3
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 675091
10 ausgewählte Melodien aus bekannten Operetten
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 1661586
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
Die schönsten Melodien in leichter Spielbarkeit
for: Piano
Item no.: 1687820
Salon-Orchester
for: Salon orchestra
Set of parts
Item no.: 1670441
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