《穆桂英挂帅》是梅兰芳先生解放后排演的第一个新戏,我参加了这个戏的导演工作。和这位艺术大师在一起工作是很幸福的,与其说工作,倒不如说是一次很好的学习。现在把是自己在排演中所体会和学习到的,摘记一二。《穆桂英挂帅》是豫剧传统的优秀剧目之一,为广大观众所喜爱。梅先生看过豫剧的《穆桂英挂帅》后,很喜欢这个戏,他非常称赞马金凤同志的表演,很早以前就想把它改编成京剧。为了排好这个戏,在紧张的排演中,梅先生又特地抽空去看了豫剧《穆桂英挂帅》的舞台纪录影片和河北梆子学员们演的这个戏,梅先生在这个戏里,吸收了兄弟剧种的长处,融会贯通,用京剧的固有形式表演出来,结合得非常好,非常自然, “Mu Guiying is commander-in-chief” is the first new play rehearsal after the release of Mr. Mei Lanfang. I participated in the director’s work of this play. It is a blessing to work with this master of arts. It is better to learn than to work. Now put yourself in the rehearsal of the experience and learning, digest one or two. “Mu Guiying commander in chief” is one of the outstanding repertoire of the traditional opera, loved by the majority of the audience. After reading Mu Yuying’s commander-in-chief of Yu Opera, Mr. Mei liked the show very much. He praised the performance of Comrade Ma Jinfeng very long ago and wanted to make it into Peking Opera. In order to arrange the show, during the rehearsal of rehearsal, Mei specially took the time to read the opera “Mu Guiying command” stage record film and Hebei Bangzi students played the drama, Mei in this scene, absorbed The strengths of the brotherly play, mastery, performance with the inherent form of Beijing opera, combined very well, very natural,