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 Bat (Ouvertüre zur Operette - Overture to the Operetta), opus 362
for: Concert band
Score
Item no.: 893463
aus "Der Zigeunerbaron"
for: Voice, piano
Item no.: 131713
Ouvertüre
for: Accordion
Music score
Item no.: 102209
for: Piano/Vocal/Chords
Item no.: 1364308
for: Piano/Vocal/Chords
Item no.: 1362455
for: Piano/Vocal/Chords
Item no.: 1365224
Lied, tief, aus "Der Göttergatte"
for: Voice (low), piano
Item no.: 246887
aus der Operette "Die Landstreicher"
for: Male choir
Choir score
Item no.: 308242
Walzerlied aus "Rund um die Liebe" (Operette in drei Akten)
for: Voice, piano
Single edition
Item no.: 307280
for: Voice, piano
Item no.: 307251
Lied des Adam aus der Operette "Der Vogelhändler"
for: Voice (high), piano
Single edition
Item no.: 199596
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 278410
Songbook
Item no.: 401882
Fledermaus-Polka / Pizzikato-Polka / Spieluhr-Polka
for: Piano
Item no.: 282866
aus "Orpheus in der Unterwelt"
string trio by Birtel, Band 13
for: Violin, viola, cello (string trio)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 580747
Großen Potpourri aus der Operette
Salon-Orchester
for: Salon orchestra
Set of parts
Item no.: 133411
Weltmusik Combo Spezial
for: Combo [salon orchestra]
Set of parts
Item no.: 368354
Meistermelodien; Die schönsten Melodien aus klassischen Operetten
for: Piano
Item no.: 413393
Lied aus der Operette "Gasparone"
bearbeitet für Akkordeon
for: Accordion
Sheet music
Item no.: 1929
Goodmusic Concert Classics
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score, Parts
Item no.: 557940
Operette Buffo in einem Akt
Piano reduction
Item no.: 722621
for: Fanfare
Score
Item no.: 1182059
for: Fanfare
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1014627
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 124822
for: Salon orchestra
Piano part for conductor, Parts
Item no.: 691052
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 1590311
for: Accordion; melody instrument (B-flat) ad lib.
Music score, solo part
Item no.: 124825
for: Voice (tenor), orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 690970
for: Soloist (tenor), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Score (with critical report)
Item no.: 685445
for: soloist (T/Bar), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Score
Item no.: 685178
for: Soloist (tenor), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Score
Item no.: 685129
for: 2 soloists (ST), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Score
Item no.: 685125
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Score
Item no.: 684799
Lyric book
Item no.: 128216
for: Male choir (TTBB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 338796
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 159206
for: Solo S, Solo A, Piano
Book
Item no.: 146716
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 146278
for: Accordion
Item no.: 108446
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 258316
Lyric book
Item no.: 131489
for: Accordion orchestra
Score
Item no.: 220107
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Score
Item no.: 685180
aus "Der Zigeunerbaron"
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 755873
Waltz from the Opera "Die Fledermaus"
for: Salon orchestra
Piano part for conductor, Parts
Item no.: 741606
for: Salon orchestra
Piano score (conductor)
Item no.: 294511
for: Salon orchestra
Piano score (conductor)
Item no.: 289283
for: Symphonic orchestra
Additional parts
Item no.: 326256
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