日前荆蓝同志来,以新出版的《中国歌剧史》上下卷相赠,翻阅中使我联想起多位为我国歌剧事业殚精竭虑作出奉献的同志和已故战友,并为这部从上世纪80年代即开始集稿撰写、被同志们期盼已久的史书的问世而感到由衷的欣喜。作为一名老戏剧工作者,我对于我国歌剧的发展历程只知道个大概,没作过研究也就没有发言权。此书分上中下三编,上编从我国新歌剧的萌芽记述到建国之初, Recently, Comrade Jing Lan came up and down with the newly published “Chinese Opera History.” Through reading and making reminds me of many comrades and late comrades devoting his energies to the cause of our country’s operas, Since the beginning of the collection of manuscripts, gags have been long awaited, and feel sincerely delighted. As an old theater worker, I only know about the development of my opera. I did not say anything without studying it. The book points in the next three series, on the series from the budding description of our country’s new opera to the founding of the country,