A Night of Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness at the Lyric Opera Chicago 11/29/25
As an old I have embraced that my favorite albums are now celebrating anniversaries older than the age I was when I bought those albums. When Billy Corgan announced this series of shows celebrating 30 years of MCIS, I knew I had to make one of those shows work because I could already hear the dramatics of this album reimagined as an opera. The whole experience did not disappoint.
A Night of Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness
Lyric Opera House
Chicago IL
11/29/25
Act One:
Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness
Tonight, Tonight
Jellybelly
Galapogos
Thirty-Three
Beautiful
Muzzle
Lily (My One and Only)
Stumbleine
Thru the Eyes of Ruby
Act Two:
In the Arms of Sleep
1979
By Starlight
X.Y.U.
Bullet With Butterfly Wings
To Forgive
Cupid de Locke
Porcelina of the Vast Oceans
Tonight, Tonight
Everything about this performance was perfection. From incorporating the album art to the stage design, the Chicago themed visualizations, and even the costuming, it just perfectly matched MCIS reimagined as an opera. BC only came out to sing for Thirty-Three, 1979 and the reprise of Tonight Tonight which I thought was so great. Hearing the lyrics OPERATICALLY sang by other vocalists just blew me away. Galapogos into Thirty-Three just about killed me, I absolutely cried it was so beautiful. And MUZZLE! My favorite non-single of this album mostly because of the lyrics.
I observed the no camera request so no visuals but if they end up releasing in some form online will definitely post for posterity.