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.
A Comic Opera in three acts
Kalmus Classic Edition
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 603586
Lied (Paganini), Nr. 9 aus der Operette "Paganini"
for: Voice, piano
Single edition
Item no.: 667079
Vocal Score
for: Voice
Piano reduction
Item no.: 318153
Operette in drei Akten
Miniatur-Klavierauszug
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 306791
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
Komische Oper in 3 Akten
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 281948
for: Violin, piano
Piano reduction
Item no.: 159714
bearbeitet für Violine (Oboe, C-Blockflöte) und Klavier
for: Violin [descant recorder/oboe], piano
Piano score, Solo part (pdf download)
Item no.: 1974
Opéra bouffe en 3 actes et 4 tableaux
3e acte et livrets
Offenbach Edition Keck
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 607377
Walzer
for: Symphonic orchestra
Harmony parts (complete winds)
Item no.: 583541
Operette in 3 Akten
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 124874
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 616224
Piano reduction
Item no.: 306792
aus der Operette "Der fliegende Rittmeister"
für Männerchor und Klavier
for: Male choir (TTBB), piano
Piano score
Item no.: 172403
aus der gleichnamigen Operette
for: Salon orchestra
Piano part for conductor, Parts
Item no.: 167812
aus der Operette "Die Fledermaus"
for: 3 voices (SMezT), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1633
Walzerlied aus der Operette "Walzertraum"
for: Zither (6 chords)
Backing sheet
Item no.: 152506
30 beliebte Lieder und Tänze in leichtester Spielart
für Gesang und Klavier
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 274068
Waltz
from 'Gipsy Princess'
for: Salon orchestra
Piano part for conductor, Parts
Item no.: 128103
11 Transkriptionen aus Oper und Operette
Organ goes Opera 5
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 1556939
Couplets des Prinzen Orlofsky aus "Die Fledermaus"
for: Voice (medium), piano
Sheet music, audio files
Item no.: 1396
Oper/Operette
for: Piano Reduction
Piano reduction
Item no.: 617023
Operette in 2 Akten
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 102763
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
Opéra-bouffon in 2 Akten und 4 Szenen
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 282561
Waltz
op. 354
for: Piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 724267
from: Orpheus in the Underworld
for: Piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 733228
Dover Vocal Scores
for: Voice, piano
Piano reduction
Item no.: 430082
Originale Unterhaltungsmusik
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 248143
Operette in 3 Akten
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 281951
Couplet (Zsupán) aus der Operette "Der Zigeunerbaron"
for: Voice (tenor), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 4020
Operette in vier Bildern
Piano reduction
Item no.: 128163
aus 'Die Csárdásfürstin'
für Gesang und Klavier
for: Voice (medium), piano
Single edition
Item no.: 156169
Bouffonerie in einem Akt
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 744882
Arietta from the operetta "Die Feldermaus"
for: Voice (soprano), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 724574
Csárdás from the operetta "Die Fledermaus"
for: Voice (soprano), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 724569
Songs from the Zarzuela with piano accompaniment
for: Voice (soprano), piano
Music score
Item no.: 290220
aus der Operette "Der Zigeunerbaron"
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score
Item no.: 246603
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score
Item no.: 1201932
Operette Buffo in einem Akt
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 550477
Unterlegblatt für 6-Akkordzither
for: Zither (6 chords)
Backing sheet
Item no.: 151006
Duett aus der Operette "Der Vogelhändler" ( Kurfürstin/Adam)
for: 2 voices (ST), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1429
Czárdás (Rosalinde) aus der Operette "Die Fledermaus"
for: Voice (soprano), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1976
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
Operette in drei Akten
for: Solo voices, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 124876
Operette in 2 Akten
Vollständige Texte der Lieder aus der Operette
Lyric book
Item no.: 102837
Singspiel in drei Akten
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 124875
Lyric book
Item no.: 128173
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