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 ...

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 ...

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

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

Billy Corgan’s band produced classics in the 1990s, but the dawn of the 21st century turned them into an experimental and ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

Lyric Opera Music Director Enrique Mazzola serves ... Sadness," Billy Corgan has composed a new commission of Smashing Pumpkins' classic double album "Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness ...

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

November will see three performances of Carl Orff’s cantata “Carmina Burana” (Nov. 14-18) and the world premiere of a new “alt rock opera” penned by Billy Corgan of Smashing Pumpkins ...