BILLY CORGAN Performs With Lyric Opera Of Chicago Orchestra And Chorus At Residency Kick-Off
Written by megarock on November 23, 2025
SMASHING PUMPKINS frontman Billy Corgan teamed up with Lyric Opera of Chicago, his hometown company, to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the band’s massive, decade-defining double album “Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness”. The performances with Lyric Opera orchestra and chorus are happening in the group’s hometown of Chicago, and the residency at the Civic Opera House kicked off last night (Friday, November 21).
At last night’s show, Corgan joined the Lyric Opera Orchestra and Lyric Opera chorus to perform, play guitar and sing during select songs alongside soprano Sydney Mancasola, mezzo-soprano Zoie Reams, tenor Dominick Chenes and baritone Edward Parks. These historic performances feature newly commissioned arrangements and orchestrations by Corgan and James Lowe, who also conducts, as well as costumes from House of Gilles by Gilles and Chloé Mendel Corgan.
