For starters, the nation was under military rule and there was a lack of musical information from abroad. To stagee of an opera, moreover, required much money and a great variety of musical and dramatic professionals. Taiwan simply lacked the resources.
一方面國府施行戒嚴，缺乏外來的音樂資訊，另一方面，歌劇演出需要龐大的經費和各種音樂、劇場人才，國內根本無力負擔。