通古今之变,探求民族歌剧的多元发展——作曲家陈紫艺术风格评析

Diversity in national operas old and new——On composer Chen Zi

陈紫先生是我国著名的作曲家、歌剧艺术家,一生致力于中国民族歌剧创作与研究,是中国歌剧艺术事业杰出的先行者、开拓者之一。陈紫于1939年投奔延安,参加革命,进入鲁迅艺术学院音乐系学习,毕业后任鲁艺音工团团员。1945年,他参与了歌剧《白毛女》创作,成为这部中国民族歌剧巅峰之作创作集体的光荣成员之一,并从此一发不止,终生从事中国歌剧艺术事业。

Chen Zi’s output bears witness to how the first generation of Chinese opera composers utilized folk music,setting the foundation for national opera in decades to come.During his long creative career,Chen synthesized such important elements as"inheritance,""reference,""fusion"and"development."Today’s opera practitioners can learn a lot from Chen with regards to what it takes to create Chinese sentiment,Chinese style and Chinese spirit.