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.
Choir part Tenor 1
Item no.: 272649
for: Accordion orchestra
Score
Item no.: 222968
for: Voice, piano
Single part(n)
Item no.: 157045
for: Piano
Single part(n)
Item no.: 132346
for: Salon orchestra
Set of parts
Item no.: 645630
for: Accordion orchestra
Score
Item no.: 219085
for: Male choir, piano
Choir score
Item no.: 634863
Single edition
Item no.: 294562
for: Salon orchestra
Item no.: 168400
for: Mixed choir, piano
Music score (piano accompaniment)
Item no.: 492403
Lied (Sou-Chong) (Nr. 5)
aus "Das Land des Lächelns" (Salonorchester) (Salonorchester)
for: Symphonic orchestra
Additional parts
Item no.: 311585
Overture
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1015405
Overture to the Operetta
for: Symphonic orchestra
Cello (orchestral part)
Item no.: 1654111
for: Accordion orchestra
Score
Item no.: 296000
for: Concert band
Score
Item no.: 958183
for: Male choir
OTHER
Item no.: 1342768
for: Voice, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 1714056
for: Symphonic orchestra
Set of parts
Item no.: 1213001
Lyric book
Item no.: 1714230
Operette in 3 Akten
Lyric book
Item no.: 746730
from "Die Fledermaus"
for: Salon orchestra
Piano part for conductor, Parts
Item no.: 749588
"Ach, wie so herrlich zu schau'n" aus "Eine Nacht in Venedig"
for: gemischter Chor (SATB) und Klavier
Score
Item no.: 744531
"Das wär kein rechter Schifferknecht" aus "Der Zigeunerbaron"
for: gemischter Chor (SATB) und Klavier
Choir part Tenor
Item no.: 782560
for: Voice, piano
Single part(n)
Item no.: 563110
for: Salon orchestra
Set of parts
Item no.: 295430
for: Salon orchestra
Item no.: 605856
for: Voice, piano
Item no.: 1111894
for: Orchestra
Piano part for conductor, Parts
Item no.: 276313
for: Male choir
Choir score
Item no.: 271682
for: Voice, piano
Songbook
Item no.: 102762
for: Mixed choir (SATB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 909512
for: Male choir (TTBB); piano ad lib.
Choir part Tenor 1
Item no.: 1342716
"Das wär kein rechter Schifferknecht" aus "Der Zigeunerbaron"
for: gemischter Chor (SATB) und Klavier
Choir part Bass
Item no.: 782561
for: Piano
Item no.: 307217
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Chorstimme
Item no.: 224010
for: Salon orchestra
Single part Viola
Item no.: 149485
for: Concert band
Set of parts
Item no.: 1024993
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 1024992
for: Voice, piano
Single edition
Item no.: 307293
for: Violin, piano
Item no.: 307238
for: Voice, piano
Single edition
Item no.: 307281
for: Concert band
Item no.: 304459
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score
Item no.: 305005
for: Accordion orchestra
Single part Accordion 2
Item no.: 220609
for: Accordion
Single edition
Item no.: 656455
for: Voice, piano
Item no.: 162919
for: Mixed choir, piano
Item no.: 376356
aus "Orpheus In Der Unterwelt"
Compact Winds
for: Flexible woodwind ensemble (4 parts)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 364005
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