Pumpkins' lead singer Billy Corgan will be joined by Lyric's orchestra, chorus and as a group of operatically trained soloists for a "musical-dramatic experience” based on music from the band's famed ...

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 ...

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 ...

which debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard charts and catapulted The Smashing Pumpkins into international success. Now, frontman Billy Corgan is teaming up with Lyric Opera of Chicago to celebrate ...

The leadership of Lyric Opera of Chicago has received a transformational gift from longtime supporter and Vice Chair of its Board of Directors Penelope Steiner. Learn more.

The Lyric Opera of Chicago laid out its 2025-26 season ... of a new “alt rock opera” penned by Billy Corgan of Smashing Pumpkins fame, titled “A Night of Mellon Collie and Infinite Sadness ...

The group’s Return to Zero tour will begin June 7 in Baltimore and will comprise sets drawn heavily from 1995’s Mellon Collie ...

Billy Corgan, the bold rocker of Smashing Pumpkins fame, is entering his opera era. Corgan will stage a world-premiere show at Lyric Opera of Chicago in November. The new project, announced ...

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 ...

Corgan and the Machines of God will look back at classic records from the Smashing Pumpkins, along with selections from their latest.

Smashing Pumpkins perform onstage at the Double Door, Chicago, Illinois, March 5, 1995. Pictured are, from left, D'Arcy Wretzky, on bass guitar, Billy Corgan, on guitar, Jimmy Chamberlin, on drums, ...