今年一月下旬,我接连得到上海来的两个噩耗。1月27日,越剧著名演员戚雅仙逝世,紧接着28日,沪剧著名演员王雅琴逝世。我深感悲痛,不仅因为她们二位都是我相识50余年的老同志老朋友,更重要的,她们都是对各自剧种做出了巨大贡献的有成就有影响的优秀艺术家。她们的逝世是越剧和沪剧的严重损失,也使中国戏曲界丧失了两位第一流的演员。 In late January of this year, I successively received two bad news from Shanghai. January 27, the famous opera actor Qi Ya-xian died, followed by the 28th, the famous Shanghai actor Wang Yaqin died. I am deeply saddened not only because both of them are old friends of old gays I have known for more than 50 years, but more importantly, they are excellent and influential artists who have made great contributions to their respective operas. Their death is a serious loss of Shaoxing opera and Shanghai opera, but also the loss of two first-rate actors in the Chinese opera industry.