Belle lurette is a vivacious and popular operetta tune by Jacques Offenbach, known for its charming melody and danceable waltz rhythm, often arranged for piano.
Requires a light, crisp touch for the rapid passages and a clear articulation to bring out the effervescent character of the waltz.
Belle lurette is rated Henle level 5 of 9 — late intermediate repertoire, roughly ABRSM grades 6–7. In the RCM system it corresponds to about level 8.
You should be comfortable at Henle level 5 — meaning you can already play level 4–5 pieces cleanly. Learning it one level early is possible as a stretch piece, but more than that usually leads to months of frustration.
A typical performance of Belle lurette lasts about 3 minutes.
Belle lurette is available as free public-domain sheet music on IMSLP — the score is linked directly from this page.