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Lyric Opera, Mellon Collie and Madama Butterfly

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Lyric Opera’s 2025-26 season includes ‘Madama Butterfly’ and Billy Corgan revisiting ‘Mellon Collie’

The Lyric Opera of Chicago laid out its 2026-26 season at a presentation at the Civic Opera House on Tuesday, the first season to be announced under the direction of John Mangum, Lyric’s newly

Chicago Sun-Times · 1d

Smashing Pumpkins' 'Night of Mellon Collie' anniversary celebration set for Lyric Opera's new season

Pumpkins' lead singer Billy Corgan will be joined by Lyric's orchestra, chorus and as a group of operatically trained soloists for a "musical-dramatic experience” based on music from the band's famed album “Mellon Collie and Infinite Sadness.

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Lyric Opera's 2025-2026 season includes "Madama Butterfly," Smashing Pumpkins tribute

As winter turns to spring, Giacomo Puccini's "Madama Butterfly' comes to the Lyric Opera stage from March 14 to April 12, 2026. Cio-Cio-San, or Madama Butterfly, is a geisha in love with Navy Lt. B.F. Pinkerton — whom everyone else knows will break her heart and destroy her life.

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Lyric Opera of Chicago will start to reflect John Mangum's production picks in 2026-27

The Lyric Opera of Chicago’s 2025-26 season will include five productions that first appeared elsewhere and one revival, all picked by the previous general director, Anthony Freud. The current general ...

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Billy Corgan Plots 30th Anniversary ‘Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness’ Opera Concerts

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

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