Lyric Opera of Chicago will premiere an opera by Smashing Pumpkins' Billy Corgan for the 30th anniversary of one of the band's seminal albums. Driving the news: Lyric Opera on Tuesday announced their ...

The Lyric Opera of Chicago unveiled the lineup for ... Sadness," Billy Corgan has composed a new commission of Smashing Pumpkins' classic double album "Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness ...

A Chicago rock star is taking the stage as part of the upcoming 2025-2026 season of the Lyric Opera. It's been 30 years since ...

The premiere this November at Chicago’s Lyric Opera will celebrate the 30th anniversary of the sweeping album Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness.

Smashing Pumpkins mastermind Billy Corgan has teamed up with Lyric Opera of Chicago to turn Smashing Pumpkins' decade-defining double album Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness into a whole opera.

You’ll hear Billy Corgan and special guest artists along with the epic sound of the Lyric Opera of Chicago Orchestra and Chorus in a completely new, sonic and visual experience,” the description says.

The Smashing Pumpkins’ “Mellon Collie and the ... at 10 a.m. According to the Chicago Sun-Times, Corgan contacted Lyric Opera of Chicago’s current general director John Mangum about a ...

Smashing Pumpkins perform onstage at the Double Door, Chicago, Illinois, March 5, 1995. Pictured are, from left, D'Arcy ...

Billy Corgan (right) alongside John Mangum, general director, president and CEO of Lyric Opera of ... of that title by the Chicago alternative band, the Smashing Pumpkins. Billy Corgan, co-founder ...

Billy Corgan is teaming with the Lyric Opera to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Smashing Pumpkins’ epic double LP ...

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"I am excited for both fans of my music and traditional opera fans to hear some truly inspired work," says Corgan.