《红佛记》是明人张凤翼根据唐人张说《虬髯客传》传奇及孟晵《本事诗》中乐昌公主破镜重圆的两个故事糅合而成,以李靖与红佛女相爱而私奔的故事情节贯穿其间。张凤翼(1527-1613),明代江苏长洲人,字伯起,号灵虚,著名的文学家、词益家兼出版家。书画皆能, 工行楷,善倚声,尝著数种传奇流行,《红佛记》即为其一,名重当时。曾中过举人,与梁伯龙友善,是一位戏曲音乐改革大家,他在把昆腔搬上舞台的改革事业中起到了重要作用。徐复祚《曲论》中说他“善度曲, 自晨至夕,口鸣下已,吴中旧曲师魏良辅,伯起出而一变之,至今宗焉。”《红佛记》其中的“仗策渡江”“侠女私奔”两折,旧时昆曲尚能演出,但整部剧本头绪比较纷繁。和张凤翼其他的剧本作品一样,在昆腔音乐上的成就和影响远远超过其在文学 “Red Buddha” is the Ming Zhang Fengyi according to the Tang Dynasty Zhang said “legend” and “legend” and Meng Yao “poem” poet Lechang princess in the reunion of the two stories from the story of Li Jing and Red Buddha love and elope with the story The plot runs through it. Zhang Fengyi (1527-1613), Ming Dynasty, Changzhou, Jiangsu Province, the word Peter, the spirit of the virtual, the famous writer, writer and publisher of word. Calligraphy and painting can, ICBC Kai, good sentiment, taste a few legendary popular, “Red Buddha Kee” is one of its name at that time. He was once a man of honor and friendly with Leung Po-lung. He is a great performer in the reform of opera and music and played an important role in the cause of reform that brought Kunju to the stage. In Xu Qufu’s “Theory of Qufu”, he said that he “good degree of music, since the morning to the evening, under the Mingkou, Wu Zhongqu song teacher Wei Liang Fu, Boqi out of a change, so far Yan.” “Red Buddha” “Strategically crossing the river,” “Egg Elopement” two off, the old Kunqu opera still able to perform, but the whole story more complicated. Like Zhang Fengyi’s other script works, achievements and influences in Kunqiang music far surpass those in literature