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.
Highlights aus "Die Csárdásfürstin", "Gräfin Mariza", "Der Zigeunerprimas", "Die Zirkusprinzessin", etc.
bearbeitet für Klavier, Gesang und optionales Instrumentalensemble
for: Voice, piano
Piano score
Item no.: 680148
Couplet (Zsupán) aus der Operette "Der Zigeunerbaron"
Transponierte Ausgabe
for: Voice (bass), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 4027
Couplets der Adele aus der Operette "Die Fledermaus" (2. Akt)
for: Voice (soprano), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1111
Operette Buffo in einem Akt
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 550477
Musikalische Komödie in fünf Bilder
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 128232
Die schönsten Operettenmelodien in ungekürzten Originalausgaben und vollständigen Texten
for: Voice, piano
Music score (anthology)
Item no.: 288101
Operette in einem Akt
Le Mariage aux Lanternes
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 444902
Operette in einem Akt
Piano reduction
Item no.: 443606
Bouffonerie in einem Akt
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 744882
Potpourri
for: Salon orchestra
Set of parts
Item no.: 338768
aus der Operette "Orphée aux enfers"
for: 2 violins [flute, clarinet (B-flat)], cello [bassoon], harpsichord [piano]
Score, parts (pdf download)
Item no.: 1526
Opéra-bouffe en 3 actes et 4 tableaux
1er et 2e actes
Offenbach Edition Keck
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 607378
A Comic Opera in three acts
Kalmus Classic Edition
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 603586
Vocal Score
for: Voice
Piano reduction
Item no.: 318153
Terzett aus der Operette "The Mikado or the Town of Titipu"
for: Women's choir (SAA) [3 solo voices], piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1977
Operette in drei Akten
Miniatur-Klavierauszug
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 306791
Lied (Paganini), Nr. 9 aus der Operette "Paganini"
for: Voice, piano
Single edition
Item no.: 667079
op. 449 (1893)
for: 2 violins, viola, cello, double bass [string orchestra]
Score, parts (pdf download)
Item no.: 1593
bearbeitet für Violine (Oboe, C-Blockflöte) und Klavier
for: Violin [descant recorder/oboe], piano
Piano score, Solo part (pdf download)
Item no.: 1974
Auftritt Ollendorfs aus der Operette "Der Bettelstudent"
Transponierte Ausgabe für tiefe Stimme
for: Voice (BarB), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 3274
Arietta from the operetta "Die Feldermaus"
for: Voice (soprano), piano
Music score
Item no.: 724574
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 616224
Operette in drei Akten
for: Solo voices, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 124876
aus der Operette "Der fliegende Rittmeister"
für Männerchor und Klavier
for: Male choir (TTBB), piano
Piano score
Item no.: 172403
Csárdás from the operetta "Die Fledermaus"
for: Voice (soprano), piano
Music score
Item no.: 724569
for: Voice, piano
Single edition
Item no.: 131847
Eine Operette in 3 Akten
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 199521
Potpourri
for: Accordion
Item no.: 128093
30 Lieder und Tänze
in ungekürzter Originalfassung
mit vollständigen Texten
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 128211
Operette in drei Akten
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 128161
Arie aus der Operette "La Périchole"
N° 8b: Griserie - Ariette
for: Voice (mezzo-soprano), piano
Item no.: 635666
Lied aus der Operette
"Das Land des Lächelns"
for: Salon orchestra
Piano part for conductor, Parts
Item no.: 273940
Singspiel in drei Akten
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 124875
Waltz
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 724267
Einlage in "Eine Nacht in Venedig"
für Gesang und Klavier
for: Voice, piano
Single edition
Item no.: 169041
Operette in drei Akten
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 297870
Entréelied der Christel aus der Operette "Der Vogelhändler"
for: Voice (soprano), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 3258
Piano reduction
Item no.: 306792
Walzer aus der Operette "Die lustige Witwe", mit Orch. oder Klav.
for: Male choir, piano
Piano reduction
Item no.: 272648
"aus der Operette "Die lustige Witwe", mit Orch. oder Klav. "
for: Salon orchestra
Piano part for conductor, Parts
Item no.: 309805
Operette in einem Vorspiel und drei Akten
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 266022
Ouverture
Strauss Edition Wien / Neue Johann Strauss Gesamtausgabe
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score
Item no.: 690446
Blasorchester
Partitur
for: Concert band
Score
Item no.: 894685
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score
Item no.: 1201932
Piano reduction
Item no.: 137918
aus "Die lustige Witwe"
Mit Akkordbezeichnung
for: Voice, piano
Single edition
Item no.: 283507
Walzer aus der Operette "Die lustige Witwe"
für Salonorchester
for: Salon orchestra
Piano part for conductor, Parts
Item no.: 192603
Originale Unterhaltungsmusik
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 248143
Romantische Operette in drei Akten
Piano reduction
Item no.: 128169
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