同散处于广大乡镇的戏曲剧种相比,大城市中的戏曲剧种,无论就演员艺术素养,还是演出质量,无疑要优于乡镇的戏曲剧种。良好的演出条件,浓郁的文化氛围,精致、完美的舞台创造,常使乡镇的戏曲剧团羡慕、神往。可是,曾几何时,当大城市戏曲的这一切继续还在令乡镇戏曲剧团神往时,大城市的戏曲剧团自身却日渐显现出某种程度的沉寂。城市戏曲剧种基本上来自乡镇,因得益于大城市经济、文化土壤的滋润而使它步入了艺术的高峰,成为众多乡镇戏曲剧种、剧团的榜样。当昔日的热闹变成今日的沉寂时,人们顿觉茫然,甚至有点变得那么不自信了。戏曲的沉寂,固然由多种因素造成,但戏曲自身在大城市的发展中有没有留下一些值得深思的问题呢?本文主要拟对戏曲剧 Compared with the drama genres scattered in the vast towns and townships, the operetta operas in the big cities are undoubtedly superior to the operetta operas of towns and villages, no matter whether the performers’ artistic accomplishments or performance quality are undoubtedly better. Good performance conditions, rich culture, exquisite, perfect stage creation, often make the township drama troupe envious, fascinated. However, once in a while, while the opera in the big cities continued to still fascinate the opera troupe in the township, the opera troupes in the big cities were increasingly showing some degree of silence by themselves. The urban operas basically come from the townships and towns. Due to the economic and cultural soil moisture of the big cities, they have entered the peak of art and become the model of many opera and theater troupes in towns and villages. When the old hilarity into today’s silence, people feel dazed, or even a little become less confident. Though the drama’s silence is caused by many factors, has the drama itself left some questions worth pondering in the development of big cities?