今年是世界反法西斯战争及中国人民抗日战争胜利60周年,也是新歌剧《白毛女》诞生60周年。1945年4月,在当时中国解放区红色首都——延安,隆重上演了在我国歌剧史上第一部里程牌式的作品《白毛女》,它是中国民族歌剧成熟的标志和发展的奠基石。它的成功演出在我国近现代音乐史上具有承前启后的重要意义,并为我国歌剧创作的发展开辟了一个新的阶段。 This year marks the 60th anniversary of the victory of the World Anti-Fascist War and the Chinese People’s War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression as well as the 60th anniversary of the birth of the new opera “White-Haired Girl.” In April 1945, at that time, Yan’an, the red capital of China’s liberated areas, staged a grand performance of “White-Haired Girl”, the first milestone in the history of opera in our country. It is the cornerstone for the maturity of Chinese national opera and its development. Its successful performances have an important bearing on the history of modern Chinese music and opened up a new stage for the development of Chinese opera.