“Mellon Collie And Infinite Sadness” – The Opera
“A Night Of Mellon Collie And Infinite Sadness,” an opera based on the Smashing Pumpkins album, ‘Mellon Collie And Infinite Sadness,” will be staged across seven nights only In Chicago, November 21st – 30th.
Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan, with the help of Chicago’s Lyric Opera, blends opera, Rock, and performance art. There are new commissioned arrangements and orchestrations by Corgan and James Lowe, who also conducts.
Costumes are from House of Gilles by Gilles and Chloé Mendel Corgan.
A Night Of Mellon Collie And Infinite Sadness
“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,” explained Corgan.
The few remaining tickets for “A Night Of Mellon Collie And Infinite Sadness” are available at lyricopera.org.
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