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.
for: Male choir
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 1342553
Foxtrott
aus "Maske in Blau"
for: Male choir (TTBB); piano ad lib.
Choir part Bass 1
Item no.: 1342718
Große Operette in 6 BIldern
Lyric book
Item no.: 554437
Lied aus der Operette "Der Vogelhändler"
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir part Soprano
Item no.: 1342545
Lied aus der Operette "Der Vogelhändler"
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir part Tenor
Item no.: 1342544
aus der Operette "Monika"
for: Male choir (TTBB), piano
Choir part Tenor 1
Item no.: 291815
for: Male choir
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 1342550
for: Harp [piano]
Item no.: 336729
Lied aus der Operette "Der Vogelhändler"
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir part Alto
Item no.: 1342547
Simplicita Reihe 11
for: Piano
Item no.: 101716
Lied aus der Operette "Der Vogelhändler"
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir part Bass
Item no.: 1342546
aus der Operette "Monika"
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir part Soprano
Item no.: 245097
Part.Männerchor
for: Male choir, piano
Choir score
Item no.: 194259
for: Mixed choir; piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 337825
Ein heiterer Chor zur Begrüßung u. Verabschiedung von Gästen
Nach dem Einzugsmarsch aus "Der Zigeunerbaron" mit Klav.
for: Voice (tenor)
Choir part Tenor 1
Item no.: 308453
Nach Motiven aus der Operette "Die Fledermaus", gem Chor Orchester (Klav)
for: Choir
Choir part Tenor
Item no.: 490876
for: Choir
Choir part Soprano
Item no.: 308381
Ein heiterer Chor zur Begrüßung u. Verabschiedung von Gästen
Nach dem Einzugsmarsch aus "Der Zigeunerbaron" mit Klav.
Single part Bass instrument 1
Item no.: 125626
aus der Operette "Polenblut", gem Chor Orchester (Klav), Soran- TenorSolo ad lib
for: Choir
Choir part Soprano 1
Item no.: 308225
Ein heiterer Chor zur Begrüßung u. Verabschiedung von Gästen
Nach dem Einzugsmarsch aus "Der Zigeunerbaron" mit Klav.
for: Male choir, piano
Single part 2
Item no.: 125418
Nach Motiven aus der Operette "Die Fledermaus", gem Chor Orchester (Klav)
Single part Bass instrument
Item no.: 490877
Ein heiterer Chor zur Begrüßung u. Verabschiedung von Gästen
Nach dem Einzugsmarsch aus "Der Zigeunerbaron" mit Klav.
Choir part Tenor 2
Item no.: 394323
for: Mixed choir (SATB), orchestra [piano]
Choir part Soprano
Item no.: 308386
Nach Motiven aus der Operette "Die Fledermaus", gem Chor Orchester (Klav)
for: Voice (alto)
Choir part Alto
Item no.: 308400
aus der Operette "Boccaccio", gem Chor Orchester (Klav)
for: Choir
Choir part Soprano
Item no.: 308382
Operette in 3 Aufzügen
Reclams Textbücher
Lyric book
Item no.: 1670674
Operette in 3 Aufzügen
Reclams Textbücher
Lyric book
Item no.: 385912
for: Mixed choir, piano
Choir score
Item no.: 497107
Percussion (orchestral part)
Item no.: 150934
Single part
Item no.: 150931
Potpourri für Männerchor (Bariton-Solo ad lib.) und Klavierbegleitung
for: Male choir (TTBB), piano; solo voice ad lib.
Vocal score
Item no.: 665183
for: Male choir (TTBB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 338796
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir part Bass
Item no.: 670860
for: Male choir (TTBB), piano
Choir part Tenor 1
Item no.: 326694
for: Women's Choir
Choir score
Item no.: 155589
Klassik
for: Voice, piano
Score
Item no.: 613239
for: Choir
Choir score
Item no.: 1342548
for: Male choir (TTBB), piano
Choir part Bass 2
Item no.: 262203
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir part Soprano
Item no.: 223120
for: Male choir (TTBB), piano
Choir part Tenor 2
Item no.: 330275
for: Male choir (TTBB), piano
Choir part Bass 1
Item no.: 218466
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir part Alto
Item no.: 670858
for: Male choir (TTBB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 797158
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir part Tenor
Item no.: 670859
for: Choir
Choir part Soprano
Item no.: 308380
Choir part Tenor 1
Item no.: 272649
Walzer aus der Operette "Die lustige Witwe", mit Orch. oder Klav.
for: Male choir, piano
Single part 2
Item no.: 272652
Aus der Operette "Der liebe Augustin"
Leuckart Song-Blatt - Chormusik zur Unterhaltung
for: Mixed choir, piano
Choir score
Item no.: 346843