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 ...

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.

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

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 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 ...

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

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 ...

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

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 ...

A few years back, the Smashing Pumpkins delivered their ornate and multi-chambered ATUM: A Rock Opera in Three Acts. Now, bandleader Billy Corgan has revealed plans to formally hit opera crowds with a ...