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

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 ...

The new project, announced Tuesday as part of the opera company’s next season, is tied to the 30th anniversary of the band’s third album, Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness. This stage ...

There was a period where I completely resisted nostalgia, and I was punished for it,” The Smashing Pumpkins frontman says.

The Smashing Pumpkins‘ beloved third album, Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness, turns 30 in October, and to celebrate they’re bringing it to Chicago’s Lyric Opera. “A Night of Mellon ...

Sure, “Darjeeling” is chock full of the sly and clever Wes-esque humor Anderson junkies have come to love, but “Darjeeling” is also steeped in a blanket of subtle sadness. It’s obvious the Whitman ...

Recorded in Chicago and released in 1995 with 28 tracks, “Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness” represents the emotional and philosophical ambitions of 1990s alternative rock at its most ...