音乐剧是改革开放以后我国从西方引进来的一种新的艺术品种。因其新,故备受观众青睐,其发展,也呈方兴未艾之势。 A．现代性音乐剧,顾名思义,是以音乐为主要表现手段的戏剧,所以在理论上,一般把它归入歌剧范畴。我国权威工具书《辞海》对“歌剧”所下的定义就是:“综合音乐、戏剧、诗歌、舞蹈等艺术而以歌唱为主的音乐戏剧形式。……有正歌剧、喜歌剧、 Musical drama is a new kind of art which our country brought in from the West after the reform and opening up. Because of its new, so much favored by the audience, its development, but also in the ascendant. A. Modern musical theater, as its name implies, is a drama based on music, so in theory, it is usually classified as opera. The definitive definition of “opera” by the authoritative reference book “Cihai” in our country is: "a form of music and drama dominated by singing in the art of synthesizing music, drama, poetry and dance, etc. There are positive operas, comic opera,