2001年2月,由美国亚洲协会创作的歌剧《文姬·胡笳十八拍》在美国纽约首演。这是一部中国人参与创作的西方歌剧,由旅美华裔林品晶女士作曲,中国编剧徐瑛先生写中国故事,由美国导演构思全剧,以中、美两国艺术家合作演绎,在美国上演。因此,这部歌剧从诞生的一刻起就具有特殊的意 In February 2001, the opera “Wen Ke Hu Bei eighteen beats” by the American Asian Association premiered in New York, USA. This is a Chinese opera written in Chinese by the Chinese American Lin Pinjing. Chinese screenwriter Xu Ying wrote Chinese stories. The American director conceived the play and performed in collaboration with artists from China and the United States, staged in the United States. Therefore, this opera has a special meaning from the moment of its birth