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.
Beliebte Melodien aus den bekanntesten Operetten
mit übergelegtem Text
for: Piano; voice ad lib.
Music score (anthology)
Item no.: 287607
Leichte Spielstücke zur Einführung in das Orchesterspiel mit praktischen Anweisungen für Nachwuchsgruppen und Unterricht
for: Accordion
Item no.: 351331
aus "Eine Nacht in Venedig"
for: Voice, piano
Item no.: 132173
Can-Can Fantasy
for: Piano
Item no.: 138622
Facetten zu Leben und Werk
Beiträge zur Offenbach-Forschung 2
Book (Hardcover)
Item no.: 340272
Walzerop. 354
for: Salon orchestra
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 294619
Walzer
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score
Item no.: 305014
Walzer
for: Symphonic orchestra
Set of parts
Item no.: 305362
Rundgesang aus der Operette "Der Bettelstudent"
for: Soloists, mixed choir (SATB), piano
Piano reduction
Item no.: 307850
aus der Operette "Die lustige Witwe", gem Chor Orchester (Klav)
for: Mixed choir, piano
Piano reduction
Item no.: 307847
for: Salon orchestra
Item no.: 307565
50 beliebte Klänge vom Alpenland zum Nordseestrand
Evergreenalben
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 109066
for: Electric organ
Item no.: 108422
aus "Die Fledermaus"
for: Voice (soprano), piano
Item no.: 356731
aus "Der lustige Krieg"
for: Voice (tenor), piano
Item no.: 356491
aus "Eine Nacht in Venedig"
for: Voice, piano
Single edition
Item no.: 158707
Das Bühnenrepertoire der Gegenwart
Serie Musik
Book
Item no.: 150282
Komische Oper in 5 Akten nach Nikolai Gogol
for: Voices, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 351743
Potpourri
for: Symphonic orchestra
Item no.: 309034
Großes Potpourri
for: Male choir (TTBB), piano
Score
Item no.: 102860
Ouvertüre für Klavier
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 102701
Oper in 4 oder 5 Akten
Versions de 1866/1867/1873
Offenbach Edition Keck I/4
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Score, CD-ROM
Item no.: 369708
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1072350
ein Johann-Strauß-Operetten-Potpourri für Blechbläserensemble
for: Brass ensemble (10 parts); percussion ad lib.
Score
Item no.: 1681419
Melodienfolge aus dem gleichnamigen Singspiel von Ralph Benatzky (1884-1957)
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 676431
from the opera "La Traviata”
for: Mixed choir (SABar) a cappella
Music score
Item no.: 760293
für Orchester | Kritische Gesamtausgabe
for: Orchestra
Score (with critical report)
Item no.: 747927
Trompette Piccolo, Trompette, Trombone et Tuba
for: 4 brass instruments
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1073683
from the opera "Der Freischütz"
for: Mixed choir (SABar) a cappella
Music score
Item no.: 760294
from the Operetta Die Fledermaus
for: Soloist, Choir and Symphonic Band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1652942
Potpourri mit den berühmten Melodien aus der Glanzzeit der großen klassischen Operetten der Meister von Strauß bis Ziehrer
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 752221
Marsch
for: Accordion
Music score
Item no.: 1677867
from the Operetta Die Fledermaus
for: Soloist, Choir and Symphonic Band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 498308
Glücklich ist, wer vergisst was doch nicht zu ändern ist
Book (Hardcover)
Item no.: 1552905
from the Operetta "Der Zarewitsch"
for: Voice (tenor), concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1198301
für Männerchor und Klavier oder Orchester
Tage und Jahre vergehen im Winde – Can Can aus der Operette Orpheus in der Unterwelt
for: Male choir (TTBB), organ [orchestra]
Piano score
Item no.: 675315
Sieben Songs aus dem Musical
for: Choir, piano
Music score
Item no.: 664620
Foxtrott
aus der Operette „Maske in Blau“
for: Mixed choir (SATB); piano ad lib.
Piano score
Item no.: 669804
für Tenor
for: Voice (tenor), piano
Piano score
Item no.: 632533
Potpourri für Männerchor (Bariton-Solo ad lib.) und Klavierbegleitung
for: Male choir (TTBB), piano; solo voice ad lib.
Vocal score
Item no.: 665183
Klassik
for: Opera
Buch
Item no.: 616469
for: Voice (soprano), piano
Music score
Item no.: 609794
for: Concert band
Item no.: 205020
for: Zither (3 chords)
Backing sheet
Item no.: 192238
Großes Potpourri nach der gleichnamigen Operette
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 223125
for: Male choir
Choir part Tenor 1, 2
Item no.: 466869
Operette in drei Akten
Piano reduction
Item no.: 563473
aus "Wo die Lerche singt"
for: Voice, piano
Single edition
Item no.: 583798
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