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: Symphonic orchestra
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 673797
Single part Bass instrument 1
Item no.: 272651
for: Symphonic orchestra
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 583544
Christrose
for: Women's choir (SSA) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 695349
for: Keyboard
Music score
Item no.: 188344
Lieder, Songs & Evergreens
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 159545
Lieder, Songs & Evergreens
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Piano score
Item no.: 159547
Musikalisch-dramatische Darstellung
Lyric book
Item no.: 343698
(1860-1890)
Esordi, sistema produttivo e ricezione
Book
Item no.: 773223
Un viaggio nel mondo dell'operetta
Book
Item no.: 1018774
for: Jazz ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1383901
for: Piano/Vocal/Chords
Item no.: 1365223
for: Piano/Vocal/Chords
Item no.: 1365211
for: Piano
Item no.: 1360384
for: Piano/Vocal/Chords
Item no.: 1364458
The Desert Song
for: Piano/Vocal/Chords
Item no.: 1529582
for: Piano/Vocal/Chords
Item no.: 1364308
for: Piano/Vocal/Chords
Item no.: 1362455
for: Piano/Vocal/Chords
Item no.: 1365224
for: Piano/Vocal/Chords
Item no.: 1362450
for: Piano/Vocal/Chords
Item no.: 1365196
for: Piano/Vocal/Chords
Item no.: 1365125
for: Piano/Vocal/Chords
Item no.: 1362347
for: Piano/Vocal/Chords
Item no.: 1366338
for: Piano/Vocal/Chords
Item no.: 1365212
for: Piano/Vocal/Chords
Item no.: 1359877
for: Choral
Item no.: 1376098
for: Piano/Vocal/Chords
Item no.: 1365141
for: Piano/Vocal/Chords
Item no.: 1365201
for: Piano/Vocal/Chords
Item no.: 1364486
for: Piano/Vocal/Chords
Item no.: 1364460
for: Piano/Vocal/Chords
Item no.: 1359878
for: Choral
Item no.: 1374896
for: Piano/Vocal/Chords
Item no.: 1360383
The New Moon
for: Piano/Vocal/Chords
Item no.: 1529581
for: Piano/Vocal/Chords
Item no.: 1365140
for: Piano/Vocal/Chords
Item no.: 1359892
for: Piano/Vocal/Chords
Item no.: 1365215
for: Piano/Vocal/Chords
Item no.: 1359891
for: Piano/Vocal/Chords
Item no.: 1364484
for: Piano/Vocal/Chords
Item no.: 1364976
for: Piano/Vocal/Chords
Item no.: 1365213
for: Piano/Vocal/Chords
Item no.: 1365210
for: Lead Sheet
Item no.: 1365225
for: Easy Piano
Item no.: 1359876
for: Lead Sheet
Item no.: 1365202
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