Billy Corgan is teaming up with Lyric Opera of Chicago to celebrate the album's 30th anniversary. It's a prospect Corgan didn't really see coming.

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

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

The Lyric Opera of Chicago’s 2025-26 season will include five productions that first appeared elsewhere and one revival, all picked by the previous general director, Anthony Freud.

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

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

Smashing Pumpkins mastermind Billy Corgan has teamed up with Lyric Opera of Chicago to turn Smashing Pumpkins' ...

Smashing Pumpkins leader Billy Corgan and wife Chloé Mendel welcomed their third child on Tuesday (March 18). The couple ...

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 ...

Smashing Pumpkins released their third studio album, Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness in October 1995. It became the most successful album of their career, topping the Billboard 200 Albums chart ...

Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan and his wife Chloe Mendel welcomed their third child, daughter Juno Corgan, on ...

Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan and wife Chloé Mendel Corgan have welcomed their third child, a baby daughter named ...