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 the operetta „Die Fledermaus”
for: Mixed choir (SABar) a cappella
Music score
Item no.: 747787
from the opera "Hoffmanns Erzählungen"
for: Mixed choir (SABar) a cappella
Music score
Item no.: 732570
from ‘H.M.S. Pinafore’
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 722663
"Hurra, die Schlacht mitgemacht" aus "Der Zigeunerbaron"
for: gemischter Chor (SATB) und Klavier
Choir part Tenor
Item no.: 782582
from the operetta "Orpheus in der Unterwelt”
for: Mixed choir (SABar) a cappella
Music score
Item no.: 760322
from the opera "Rigoletto”
for: Mixed choir (SABar) a cappella
Music score
Item no.: 760215
from the opera "Die Entführung aus dem Serail”
for: Mixed choir (SABar) a cappella
Music score
Item no.: 760301
from the opera "Der fliegende Holländer”
for: Mixed choir (SABar) a cappella
Music score
Item no.: 732566
from the opera "Carmen”
for: Mixed choir (SABar) a cappella
Music score
Item no.: 732567
from the opera "Nabucco”
for: Mixed choir (SABar) a cappella
Music score
Item no.: 760214
from ‘Iolanthe’
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 739674
from the opera "Fidelio”
for: Mixed choir (SABar) a cappella
Music score
Item no.: 732564
from ‘The Grand Duke’
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 738429
from the operetta "Die Fledermaus”
for: Mixed choir (SABar) a cappella
Music score
Item no.: 760211
"Das wär kein rechter Schifferknecht" aus "Der Zigeunerbaron"
for: gemischter Chor (SATB) und Klavier
Choir part Tenor
Item no.: 782560
"Das wär kein rechter Schifferknecht" aus "Der Zigeunerbaron"
for: gemischter Chor (SATB) und Klavier
Choir part Bass
Item no.: 782561
from ‘The Mikado’
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 747981
from the opera "Lohengrin”
for: Mixed choir (SABar) a cappella
Music score
Item no.: 732565
from the operetta "Der Zarewitsch”
for: Mixed choir (SABar) a cappella
Music score
Item no.: 760296
from the opera "Der Freischütz"
for: Mixed choir (SABar) a cappella
Music score
Item no.: 760297
from ‘The Sorcerer’
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 759307
"Das wär kein rechter Schifferknecht" aus "Der Zigeunerbaron"
for: gemischter Chor (SATB) und Klavier
Choir part Alto
Item no.: 782559
from ‘Ruddigore’
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 738428
final chorus from the opera "Die Zauberflöte“
for: Mixed choir (SABar) a cappella
Music score
Item no.: 760300
for: Lead Sheet
Item no.: 1365225
from ‘The Yeomen of the Guard’
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 722662
from ‘Utopia Limited’
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 722665
from ‘The Pirates of Penzance’
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 732171
from the operetta "Der Vogelhändler”
for: Mixed choir (SABar) a cappella
Music score
Item no.: 760295
from ‘The Pirates of Penzance’
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 722664
"Hurra, die Schlacht mitgemacht" aus "Der Zigeunerbaron"
for: gemischter Chor (SATB) und Klavier
Choir part Alto
Item no.: 782581
from "Orpheus in the Underworld"
for: Piano 4 hands
Music score
Item no.: 758444
from ‘The Mikado’
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 759296
from: Orpheus in the Underworld
for: Descant (soprano) recorder, piano
Music score
Item no.: 739593
"Hurra, die Schlacht mitgemacht" aus "Der Zigeunerbaron"
for: gemischter Chor (SATB) und Klavier
Choir part Soprano
Item no.: 782580
from ‘Patience’
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 732172
from ‘Iolanthe’
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 759309
from ‘H.M.S. Pinafore’
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 759310
"Das wär kein rechter Schifferknecht" aus "Der Zigeunerbaron"
for: gemischter Chor (SATB) und Klavier
Choir part Soprano
Item no.: 782558
from the opera "La Traviata”
for: Mixed choir (SABar) a cappella
Music score
Item no.: 760293
from the opera "Der Freischütz"
for: Mixed choir (SABar) a cappella
Music score
Item no.: 760294
from ‘The Gondoliers’
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 722661
from ‘The Mikado’
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 722660
from ‘Princess Ida’
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 722666
from ‘Ruddigore’
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 732173
from the opera "Der Evangelimann”
for: Mixed choir (SABar) a cappella
Music score
Item no.: 747754
from: Orpheus in the Underworld
for: Guitar
Music score
Item no.: 759023
from the opera "Die Fledermaus"
for: Mixed choir (SABar) a cappella
Music score
Item no.: 760291
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