Billy Corgan will mark the 30th anniversary of The Smashing Pumpkins' Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness with a five-night run at the Lyric Opera of Chicago.
It's billed as A Night of Mellon Collie and Infinite Sadness and it will feature Corgan and a group of guest artists backed by the Lyric Opera of Chicago Orchestra and Chorus performing orchestral and operatic versions of the 28 songs from the double album. The shows are slated for November 22nd, 25th, 26th, 28th and 29th.
Corgan says, "Opera and rock both tell stories of heightened emotions, and I am excited for both fans of my music and traditional opera fans to hear some truly inspired work; for the balance here is to honor both traditions in a magisterial way.”
Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness was released on October 24th 1995 and has sold over five-million copies.