自去年初邓小平同志南巡讲话后,全国上下掀起了经济建设的热潮,面临着奔涌而来的改革、开放大潮,我们怎样来对付戏曲的现状与未来?古老的昆剧怎么办?这些问题近来不断萦绕在我的脑海里。有人说作为古典戏曲的最高典范——昆曲,在本世纪初便丧失了活力。又说:“当昆曲这一古典戏曲的精致化产品问世后,它实际上便等于宣告了它正走向终结。”我不想在本文中展开讨论这个观点。我只是认为在当前戏曲(不仅是戏曲,包括话剧、电影、歌剧等)面 Since Comrade Deng Xiaoping’s southern tour speech early last year, the whole country has started a upsurge in economic construction and is facing a rush of reform and opening up. How can we cope with the current situation and future of the opera? What are the ancient Kunqu Opera? These problems have recently Keep lingering in my mind. Some people say that Kunqu Opera, the supreme paragon of classical opera, lost its vitality at the beginning of this century. Added: “When the quintessential Kunqu opera, a classical opera, comes out, it actually amounts to declaring that it is coming to an end.” I do not want to discuss this point in this article. I just think that in the current drama (not only drama, including drama, movies, opera, etc.)