"In the past, the focus of traditional opera was on the singing and movements. Now audiences demand more. The coherence and content of the plot are increasingly important, so the intellectual challenge is correspondingly greater," explains Chen Yung-ching, a lecturer in drama in the Department of Foreign Languages at Chunghsing University.
「過去，傳統戲靠的是聽唱腔、看身段，現代觀眾要求更多，故事情節嚴謹與否日形重要，智識挑戰相對提高」，中興大學外文系戲劇講師陳永菁分析。