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Operetta

The term “operetta” has existed since the 17th century. It is questionable whether the "small opera" bears its name because it is shorter than other works - especially one-act plays were called operettas in the 18th century. Compared to opera, fewer characters appear and there are no singing virtuosos; singing actors are perfectly adequate for the comedy action with spoken dialogues between the musical actions.

Paris Operetta

This art form originated in Paris around 1848, but was called "opérette-bouffe" in the case of a one-act play and "opéra-bouffe" in the case of a multi-act play. The model was the "Opéra comique", the works were originally short and had a grotesquely frivolous content. One of the first composers was Florimond Ronger with his pieces "Don Quichotte et Sancho Panca", "Le Petit Faust" and "Man'zelle Nitouche". Another person reaped the fame: Jacques Offenbach opened the “Théâtre des Bouffes-Parisiens” as part of the 1855 World Exhibition, which was dedicated exclusively to operettas.

The operetta changed with the Franco-Prussian War of 1870/71. The bourgeois audience demanded less grotesque and frivolous plays, Emmanuel Chabrier convinced with ludicrous slapstick comedies, André Messager won over the audience with more sentimental plays.

Viennese operetta

After Karl Treumann and Johann Nepomuk Nestroy successfully imported Offenbach operettas to Vienna, independent Viennese works were created from 1860, which were played in the traditional Viennese suburban theater. In order to break away from the artisan audience and to attract a wealthy audience, the operettas were performed in the Viennese suburban theaters. A special distinguishing feature of the Viennese operetta was the influence of the Viennese waltz well into the 20th century.

Berlin operetta

Due to the success of the Paris and Viennese operetta titles, local composers quickly set about introducing a typical Berlin intonation in the operetta. Characteristic of the Berlin style is the jagged marching music, such as Paul Lincke's "Das ist die Berliner Luft, Luft, Luft".

After the First World War, Berlin developed into the center of German-language operetta; Viennese operettas were already being tried out in Berlin theaters in the 19th century – which is one of the reasons why many Viennese composers gave the world premieres to the Spree or relocated completely. At the beginning of the 1920s, a new sound based on the syncopated dances from the USA prevailed, and the transatlantic sound became the trademark of Berlin operetta.


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