Chicago Opera Theater received near universal acclaim for its recent production of Ricky Ian Gordon's Orpheus & Euridice, performed poolside at two different venues in Chicago. John von Rhein of the Chicago Tribune called the production "pure theatrical magic," writing that "it easily qualified as this city's most daring, offbeat, imaginative and beautifully realized classical music event of the year."
Von Rhein also wrote, "COT general director Andreas Mitisek has said he wants to take the company in fresh new directions." Here's an inkling of those new directions, from COT's announcement of upcoming productions in the first half of 2014.
Chicago Opera Theater will stage the Chicago premiere of Duke Ellington's only opera, Queenie Pie, from February 15 to March 5. The company will also present a double bill of Carl Orff's The Clever One and Viktor Ullmann's The Emperor of Atlantis from May 31 to June 8.
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