Explore Smashing Pumpkins at Civic Opera House: A Cultural Masterpiece

Experience the timeless music of The Smashing Pumpkins as they perform their acclaimed 1995 double album 'Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness' in its entirety at the historic Civic Opera House in Chicago. For more than three decades, Billy Corgan has been an architect of sonic innovation, reshaping alternative rock with The Smashing Pumpkins. This fall, he embarks on an unprecedented collaboration with Lyric Opera of Chicago to present A Night of Mellon Collie and Infinite Sadness, a reimagining of the seminal double album with full orchestral.

The two-hour Smashing Pumpkins extravaganza features 57 musicians, at least 40 vocalists and more rock ethos than classical, despite its setting at the Lyric Opera. Featured, Concerts & Music Print Details The Smashing Pumpkins November 23, 2025 to November 23, 2025 Civic Opera House, 20 North Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60611 7:30 PM - 7:30 PM Share this event Add to my calendar. The Lyric Opera of Chicago's "A Night of Mellon Collie and Infinite Sadness" brings to the stage a collaboration between Smashing Pumpkins front man Billy Corgan and Grammy.

Billy Corgan reimagines Smashing Pumpkins' Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness for the Lyric Opera stage. Tickets go on sale April 11 for seven performances, November 21-30, 2025. The opera version of Smashing Pumpkins' Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness had its debut with performances Friday and Saturday night at the Civic Opera House in Chicago.

Billy Corgan is teaming with the Lyric Opera to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Smashing Pumpkins' epic double LP "Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness" for a week of performances in late November. A Night of Mellon Collie and Infinite Sadness 7 performances celebrating the 30th anniversary of the renowned album Tickets on sale Friday, April 11, at 10:00 a.m. CHICAGO (3/11/2025) - In a historic partnership with Lyric Opera of Chicago, Billy Corgan, the frontman of the two-time GRAMMY® Award-winning iconic rock band, The Smashing Pumpkins, reimagines [].

Billy Corgan of the Smashing Pumpkins teams up with the incomparable Lyric Opera of Chicago to bring fans a special 30-year anniversary tribute to one of the greatest albums in history, Mellon.

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