Smashing Pumpkins leader Billy Corgan has announced UK and European shows for 'A Night of Mellon Collie and Infinite Sadness Featuring Billy Corgan', an orchestral and operatic rendering of The Smashing Pumpkins’ iconic 1995 album.
Premiered with a critically acclaimed seven date run last year at the Lyric Opera of Chicago, and featuring performances by Corgan alongside world class soloists and orchestras, the production is described in a press statement as paying "homage to the era-defining album of the same name, whilst also expanding the definition and intention of opera."
"The success of translating Mellon Collie into operatic and classical form has been one of the most satisfying experiences of my life," says Corgan. “Where on each of the seven sold out nights in Chicago we’d finish within the raucous wave of a standing ovation. So to now take it on the road, and to Europe, too says this magical dream doesn’t have to end."
Conductor James Lowe says, "It has been so gratifying to discover how the nuances and layers of Mellon Collie reveal themselves in fresh new ways in these symphonic, choral and operatic settings. To now have the opportunity to perform this work in Europe with world class musicians in such important venues is nothing short of thrilling."
