"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 ...

After heavy pushback from Virgin Records, he released his vision in 1995: the double-album Mellon Collie and the Infinite ...

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 ...

CHICAGO (WGN) — Chicago native Billy Corgan will celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Smashing Pumpkins’ groundbreaking double album “Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness,” a record ...

There was a period where I completely resisted nostalgia, and I was punished for it,” The Smashing Pumpkins frontman says.

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 ...

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 ...

Recorded in Chicago and released in 1995 with 28 tracks, “Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness” represents the emotional and philosophical ambitions of 1990s alternative rock at its most ...

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 ...