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

Smashing Pumpkins mainman Billy Corgan is taking his band's classic album Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness to the opera in celebration of its 30th anniversary. The Lyric Opera in the band's ...

The Smashing Pumpkins’ classic 1995 double-album Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness is getting turned into an opera. Frontman Billy Corgan has announced his plans to celebrate the record’s ...

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

The Smashing Pumpkins‘ beloved third album, Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness, turns 30 in October, and to celebrate they’re bringing it to Chicago’s Lyric Opera. “A Night of Mellon ...

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.

The new project, announced Tuesday as part of the opera company’s next season, is tied to the 30th anniversary of the band’s third album, Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness. This stage ...

Set for November of 2025, Corgan and a select group of special guests will present “A Night of Mellon Collie and Infinite Sadness,” an orchestral event featuring the Lyric Opera Orchestra ...

Billy Corgan (right) alongside John Mangum, general director, president and CEO of Lyric Opera of Chicago, speaks about his upcoming project “A Night of Mellon Collie and Infinite Sadness” at ...

The Smashing Pumpkins have announced a run of huge hometown orchestral shows to mark the 30th anniversary of ‘Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness’. The band will take over the Lyric Opera ...