摘要
作者从《乞丐歌剧》《悲惨世界》《窈窕淑女》《交给我来办》等西方著名音乐剧谈起,认为音乐剧应具有时代精神,而这种时代精神应从更深、更广泛的角度上去体现社会、历史和现买,去挖掘人性。并提出我国创作的音乐剧与国外的优秀作品之间的差距主要体现在思想深度上,尤其是在挖掘人性和社会批判的深度以及表现社会生活的厂度方面。中国音乐剧的发展应认真借鉴国外优秀音乐剧的成就和经验。
With the examples of 'Beggars'Opera', 'Tragedy World', 'My Fair Lady'and 'Leave It to Me',the author believes the musicals express the spirit of the times, experience the society, history and reality deeply and widely .He also put forward the opinion that Chinese musicals lack of deep feelings,critical points of view and expression of the social life comparing to the foreign outstanding works.In the development of Chinese musicals,we should sincerely learn from the achievements and experiences of the foreign outstanding works.