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.
Operette in 3 Akten RV 510 A/B - Neue Johann Strauss Gesamtausgabe - Serie I/2/10
Partitur in den Fassungen A/B
Strauss Edition Wien / Neue Johann Strauss Gesamtausgabe
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Score (with critical report)
Item no.: 685112
Weltbekannte Operettenlieder
for: Accordion
Item no.: 351567
for: Accordion orchestra
Set of parts
Item no.: 126470
for: Accordion orchestra
Score
Item no.: 126469
aus 'Die Zirkusprinzessin'
für Gesang und Klavier
for: Voice, piano
Single edition
Item no.: 296902
nach Motiven der Operette "Das Spitzentuch der Königin", für Bläserquintett
for: 5 woodwinds (quintet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 268839
aus "Ein Walzertraum"
for: Voice, piano
Single edition
Item no.: 307288
Musikalisches Unterhaltungstheater zwischen 1933 und 1945
Musik im Dritten Reich und im Exil 18
Book
Item no.: 763938
Potpourri für Männerchor (Bariton-Solo ad lib.) und Klavierbegleitung
for: Male choir (TTBB), piano; solo voice ad lib.
Piano score
Item no.: 366270
for: Salon orchestra
Additional parts
Item no.: 444567
Lied (Sou-Chong) (Nr. 5)
aus der romantischen Operette "Das Land des Lächelns"
for: Voice, piano
Single edition
Item no.: 100015
Valse Boston (Elisabeth), Nr. 14
aus "Schön ist die Welt"
for: Salon orchestra
Set of parts
Item no.: 576225
Ouvertüre
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 356221
Walzer über Motive aus der Operette
for: Piano
Item no.: 356577
for: 2 voices (ST), piano
Music score
Item no.: 609795
Lied aus der Operette "Adrienne". Für Gesang und Klavier
for: Voice, piano
Single edition
Item no.: 141987
for: Voice, piano
Single edition
Item no.: 141654
Heft 2
for: 2 voices, piano
Item no.: 141214
for: Salon orchestra
Set of parts
Item no.: 139081
Walzer aus der Operette "Die Fledermaus"op. 367
for: Salon orchestra
Piano part for conductor, Parts
Item no.: 283601
Piano reduction
Item no.: 283367
for: Voice, piano
Item no.: 562533
Oper/Operette
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 410926
for: Zither (3 chords)
Backing sheet
Item no.: 146774
Operetten-Fantasie
for: Salon orchestra
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 160946
for: Violin, piano
Piano reduction
Item no.: 159714
for: Voice, accordion
Single edition
Item no.: 172024
Marschied aus der Operette "Die Blume von Hawaii"
for: Voice, piano
Single edition
Item no.: 124726
Walzer
Eulenburg Studienpartituren
for: Symphonic orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 392062
Komische Oper in 3 Akten
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Lyric book
Item no.: 131491
Klassik
for: Soprano, Bariton Voice and Piano
Buch
Item no.: 132989
100 Meter Glück - Romantische Operette
Tango
for: Voice (medium), piano
Piano reduction
Item no.: 362529
Ensemble
Partitur in den Fassungen A/B/C
Strauss Edition Wien / Neue Johann Strauss Gesamtausgabe
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Score
Item no.: 685169
"Berlin! Hör' ich den Namen bloß" – Marschlied
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Piano score
Item no.: 261646
Duett aus der Operette "Der fidele Bauer"
Mehner Akkordeon-Reihe Nr. 143
for: Accordion
Music score (with text and chords)
Item no.: 695710
F
for: Piano
Piano Solo
Item no.: 1044619
Keyboard & Drum Set optional
for: String quintet
Sheet music
Item no.: 590361
for: Jazz ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1378563
for: Jazz ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1379886
for: Jazz ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1383901
for: Piano
Item no.: 1360384
(Zigeunerbaron)
for: Zither (6 chords)
Backing sheet
Item no.: 151027
for: Zither (5 chords)
Backing sheet
Item no.: 144763
for: Piano/Vocal/Chords
Item no.: 1365223
for: Piano/Vocal/Chords
Item no.: 1365211
Niemand spielt Dich so wie ich
for: Piano
Item no.: 188645
for: für 2 Violinen und Klavier
Item no.: 289774
Escenas y coro
Zarzuela
for: Voice, piano
Piano reduction
Item no.: 1024978
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