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.
Book (Hardcover)
Item no.: 764954
Operette in drei Akten
Lyric book
Item no.: 197223
for: Piano; voice ad lib.
Music score (anthology)
Item no.: 287607
Book
Item no.: 150282
for: Symphonic orchestra
Set of parts
Item no.: 305362
Glücklich ist, wer vergisst was doch nicht zu ändern ist
Book (Hardcover)
Item no.: 1552905
Trompette Piccolo, Trompette, Trombone et Tuba
for: 4 brass instruments
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1073683
from the Operetta Die Fledermaus
for: Soloist, Choir and Symphonic Band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1652942
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1072350
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
Klassik
for: Opera
Buch
Item no.: 616469
for: Zither (3 chords)
Backing sheet
Item no.: 192238
Songs from ...
for: Voice, piano
Item no.: 491608
Fantasie on melodies by Jacques Offenbach
for: Concert band
Conductors part (B-flat), set of parts
Item no.: 346071
for: Voice (soprano), piano
Music score
Item no.: 609794
Ein Franz-Lehàr-Lesebuch
Book (Hardcover)
Item no.: 745562
for: Trumpet, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 915300
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score
Item no.: 557941
for: Salon orchestra
Score
Item no.: 604344
for: Jazz ensemble
Score
Item no.: 940838
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 139812
for: Piano Reduction
Piano reduction
Item no.: 124878
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 124721
for: Piano Reduction
Piano reduction
Item no.: 1590509
for: Male choir
Choir part Tenor 1, 2
Item no.: 466869
for: Keyboard
Item no.: 410883
Foxtrott
aus der Operette „Maske in Blau“
for: Mixed choir (SATB); piano ad lib.
Piano score
Item no.: 669804
für Orchester | Kritische Gesamtausgabe
for: Orchestra
Score (with critical report)
Item no.: 747927
from the opera "Der Evangelimann”
for: Mixed choir (SABar) a cappella
Music score
Item no.: 747754
from the opera "Der Freischütz"
for: Mixed choir (SABar) a cappella
Music score
Item no.: 760294
from the opera "La Traviata”
for: Mixed choir (SABar) a cappella
Music score
Item no.: 760293
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
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 786122
for: Piano
Easy Piano
Item no.: 1046362
for: Brass ensemble (10 parts); percussion ad lib.
Score
Item no.: 1681419
for: Choir, piano
Music score
Item no.: 664620
for: Voice, piano
Single edition
Item no.: 583798
Piano reduction
Item no.: 563473
for: Voice, piano
Single edition
Item no.: 335547
for: Voice, accordion
Music score
Item no.: 330685
Piano reduction
Item no.: 144314
for: 2 voices, piano
Item no.: 140803
for: Choir
Piano reduction
Item no.: 227291
for: Concert band
Item no.: 205020
for: Voice, piano
Item no.: 128113
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 223125
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