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.
from: Orpheus in the Underworld
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 733228
Unabridged Beautiful Operatta Arias with the Original Text
for: Piano; voice ad lib.
Music score (anthology)
Item no.: 288307
Operette in 3 Akten
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 281951
Einlage in "Eine Nacht in Venedig"
für Gesang und Klavier
for: Voice, piano
Single edition
Item no.: 169041
Operette in drei Akten
Textbuch der Gesänge
Lyric book
Item no.: 165003
Walzer aus der Operette "Die lustige Witwe"
für Salonorchester
for: Salon orchestra
Piano part for conductor, Parts
Item no.: 192603
Couplet (Zsupán) aus der Operette "Der Zigeunerbaron"
for: Voice (tenor), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 4020
Csárdás from the operetta "Die Fledermaus"
for: Voice (soprano), piano
Music score
Item no.: 724569
Arietta from the operetta "Die Feldermaus"
for: Voice (soprano), piano
Music score
Item no.: 724574
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score
Item no.: 1201932
Songs from the Zarzuela with piano accompaniment
for: Voice (soprano), piano
Music score
Item no.: 290220
Operette in vier Bildern
Piano reduction
Item no.: 128163
aus 'Die Csárdásfürstin'
für Gesang und Klavier
for: Voice (medium), piano
Single edition
Item no.: 156169
aus der Operette "Der Zigeunerbaron"
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score
Item no.: 246603
Duett aus der Operette "Der Vogelhändler" ( Kurfürstin/Adam)
for: 2 voices (ST), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1429
Czárdás (Rosalinde) aus der Operette "Die Fledermaus"
for: Voice (soprano), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1976
aus "Eva"
for: Salon orchestra
Piano part for conductor, Parts
Item no.: 309812
aus der Operette "Der Zigeunerbaron"
for: Symphonic orchestra
Set of parts
Item no.: 246610
Revidierte Neuausgabe 2013
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Score
Item no.: 587111
"Lippen schweigen"
aus "Die lustige Witwe"
for: Voice, piano
Single edition
Item no.: 283506
Operette in drei Akten
for: Solo voices, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 124876
Unterlegblatt für 6-Akkordzither
for: Zither (6 chords)
Backing sheet
Item no.: 151006
Operette in 2 Akten
Vollständige Texte der Lieder aus der Operette
Lyric book
Item no.: 102837
Singspiel in drei Akten
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 124875
Polka schnell, op. 214
for: 2 clarinets (B-flat), 2 trumpets (B-flat), 2 horns (F), 2 trombones, percussion
Score, parts (pdf download)
Item no.: 1592
Auftritt Ollendorfs aus der Operette "Der Bettelstudent"
Transponierte Ausgabe für tiefe Stimme
for: Voice (BarB), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 3274
Overture
for: Salon orchestra
Piano part for conductor, Parts
Item no.: 757172
aus der Operette 'Friederike'
für Gesang und Klavier
for: Voice, piano
Single edition
Item no.: 141081
for: Voice, piano
Single edition
Item no.: 131847
"aus der Operette "Die lustige Witwe", mit Orch. oder Klav. "
for: Salon orchestra
Piano part for conductor, Parts
Item no.: 309805
42 beliebte Opern– und Operettenmelodien
for: Piano
Music score (anthology)
Item no.: 197034
aus "Giuditta"
für Singstimme (hoch) und Klavier
for: Voice (high), piano
Single edition
Item no.: 128199
Operette in drei Akten
Klavierauszug (Particell)
revidiert und ergänzt von Johannes Brockt
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 128094
Lied aus der Operette "Gasparone"
bearbeitet für Alt-Saxophon und Klavier
for: Alto saxophone, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1715
Operette in 3 Akten von Victor Léon und Leo Stein
neue überarbeitete Ausgabe
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 776102
30 Lieder und Tänze
in ungekürzter Originalfassung
mit vollständigen Texten
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 128211
for: Piano
Item no.: 128167
Potpourri
for: Accordion
Item no.: 128093
Ouverture
Strauss Edition Wien / Neue Johann Strauss Gesamtausgabe
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score
Item no.: 690446
Walzer
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score
Item no.: 154169
Lied aus der Operette
"Das Land des Lächelns"
for: Salon orchestra
Piano part for conductor, Parts
Item no.: 273940
Operette in einem Vorspiel und drei Akten
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 266022
Eine Operette in 3 Akten
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 199521
for: Zither (6 chords)
Backing sheet
Item no.: 144764
Entréelied der Christel aus der Operette "Der Vogelhändler"
for: Voice (soprano), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 3258
leichte Bearbeitungen für chromatisches Akkordeon ab 8, 12 und 24 Bässe
for: Accordion
Music score
Item no.: 735529
Terzett (Nr. 4) aus der Operette "Die Fledermaus"
for: 3 voices (SST), piano
Piano reduction (pdf download)
Item no.: 2358
"Vorbei der Mai" - Walzer nach Motiven aus "Das Spitzentuch der Königin"
for: gemischter Chor (SATB) und Klavier
Score
Item no.: 723237
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