Production maximizes power of Puccini's music and drama — filling out characters, heightening emotions, enhancing humor and ...

Director Melanie Bacaling’s staging certainly has its heart more in April than March, especially given the presence of a ...

Love burns bright in the City of Light as Puccini’s La Bohème returns to Lyric Opera of Chicago on Saturday, March 15, 2025.

Sculpture from Italy, theater from Peru, the inspiration for “Rent” — this week’s offerings include rare imports, an operatic favorite and a homegrown songwriter with a cinematic mind. See you at the ...

Pumpkins' lead singer Billy Corgan will be joined by Lyric's orchestra, chorus and as a group of operatically trained ...

Fashion looks from audience members at the Lyric Opera of Chicago prove that creative expression is not limited to the stage.

Dean Richards, entertainment reporter for WGN, joins Bob Sirott to provide the latest news in entertainment. Bob and Dean talk about why Billy Joel is postponing his tour, Billy Corgan’s ...

Smashing Pumpkins mastermind Billy Corgan has teamed up with Lyric Opera of Chicago to turn Smashing Pumpkins' ...

Smashing Pumpkins released their third studio album, Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness in October 1995. It became the most successful album of their career, topping the Billboard 200 Albums chart ...

Smashing Pumpkins perform onstage at the Double Door, Chicago, Illinois, March 5, 1995. Pictured are, from left, D'Arcy ...

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