Arts and Entertainment
July 5, 2023
From: Northern Lights Music FestivalCelebrating 20 Years of Great Music on Minnesota’s historic Iron Range.
One of Minnesota’s largest music festivals, the Northern Lights Music Festival offers lovers of classical music three weeks of live professional opera, chamber music and orchestra concerts presented by an international roster of guest artists, performing faculty and prize-winning young artists.
Schedule:
Saturday, July 1, 2023
7:00pm: Opening Night Concert
Our inaugural concert of our 2023 season features solo performances and chamber music by our internationally renowned performing faculty.
Location: Veda Zuponcic Auditorium, Mesabi East, Aurora, MN
Tickets:
Adults: $15
Students (under 18): $5
Tuesday, July 4, 2023
4:00pm: Festive Fourth! Concert
The NLMF Orchestra conducted by Salvatore Scarpa featuring
“The Cowboys” Overture - John Williams
Excerpts from Fiddler on the Roof featuring Alexander Markov, violin
Cuban Overture - George Gershwin
Location: Veda Zuponcic Auditorium, Mesabi East, Aurora, MN
Tickets:
Adults: $20
Students (under 18): $5
Thursday, July 6, 2023
7:00pm: Chamber Music
Location: B’nai Abraham Cultural Center, Virginia, MN
Tickets:
Adults: $15
Students (under 18): $5
Friday, July 7, 2023
10:30am: “Kids for Kids” Concert
Location: Gilbert Public Library, Gilbert, MN
Tickets: Free
7:00pm: The Schools That Did it All: The History of Iron Range Schools
Lecture by Mary Palcich Keyes
Location: Veda Zuponcic Auditorium, Mesabi East, Aurora, MN
Tickets:
Adults: $15
Students (under 18): Free
7:00pm: Chamber Music
Location: Vermilion Fine Arts Center, Ely, MN
Tickets:
Adults: $15
Students (under 18): $5
7:00pm: Opera Cabaret
Our Opera Young Artists will present a fun program of Broadway and Pops Songs!
Cash Bar Available.
Location: Androy Hotel, Hibbing, MN
Tickets:
Adults: $15
Saturday, July 8, 2023
4:00pm: Vivaldi’s “The Four Seasons”
Vivaldi’s “The Four Seasons” With the NLMF Orchestra and Alexander Markov, violin
Location: Veda Zuponcic Auditorium, Mesabi East, Aurora, MN
Tickets:
Adults: $20
Students (under 18): $5
Sunday, July 9, 2023
4:00pm: Chamber Music
Location: Lake Vermilion Cultural Center, Tower, MN
Tickets:
Adults: $15
Students (under 18): $5
Monday, July 10, 2023
7:00pm: Vivaldi’s “The Four Seasons” With the NLMF Orchestra and Alexander Markov, violin
Location: Vermilion Fine Arts Theater, Minnesota North College - Vermilion, Ely, MN
Tickets:
Adults: $20
Students (under 18): $5
Tuesday, July 11, 2023
11:00am: Young Artists Concert
Location: Coppertop Church, Duluth, MN
Tickets: Free
7:00pm: The Schools That Did it All: The History of Iron Range Schools
Lecture by Mary Palcich Keyes
Location: B’nai Abraham Cultural Center, Virginia, MN
Tickets:
Adults: $15
Students (under 18): Free
Wednesday, July 12, 2023
10:30am: “Kids for Kids” Concert
Location: Virginia Public Library, Virginia, MN
Tickets: Free
7:00pm: Rachmaninoff 150 Festival Concert
Location: B’nai Abraham Cultural Center, Virginia, MN
Tickets:
Adults: $15
Students (under 18): $5
Thursday, July 13, 2023
3:00pm: La bohème for teens & tweens performed by NLMF Opera Apprentices with full orchestra & sets
Location: Veda Zuponcic Auditorium, Mesabi East, Aurora, MN
Tickets:
Adults: $20
Students (under 18): $7
Friday, July 14, 2023
7:00pm: La bohème
Location: Veda Zuponcic Auditorium, Mesabi East, Aurora, MN
Tickets:
Adults: $50
Students (under 18): $15
Saturday, July 15, 2023
7:00pm: Chamber Music
Location: B’nai Abraham Cultural Center, Virginia, MN
Tickets:
Adults: $15
Students (under 18): $5
Sunday, July 16, 2023
3:00pm: La bohème
Location: Chisholm HS Auditorium, Chisholm, MN
Tickets:
Adults: $50
Students (under 18): $15
Tuesday, July 18, 2023
7:00pm: Chamber Music
Location: Buhl Public Library, Jones Street, Buhl, MN
Tickets: Free
7:00pm: Opera Arias & More
Presented by members of the NLMF
Opera Apprentices Program with Piano Accompaniment
Location: Vermilion Fine Arts Center, Ely, MN
Tickets:
Adults: $15
Students (under 18): $5
Wednesday, July 19, 2023
10:30am: “Kids for Kids” Concert
Location: Ely Public Library, Ely, MN
Tickets: Free
7:00pm: Rachmaninoff 150 Festival Concert
Location: Veda Zuponcic Auditorium, Mesabi East, Aurora, MN
Tickets:
Adults: $15
Students (under 18): $5
Thursday, July 20, 2023
5:30pm: The Schools That Did it All: The History of Iron Range Schools
Presentation and Tour of Historic Hibbing High School prior to the opera.
Location: Hibbing High School, Hibbing, MN
Tickets:
Adults: $15
Students (under 18): Free
7:00pm: Concerto Competition Winners Concert with the Northern Lights Music Festival Orchestra, Gavriel Heine, conductor
Location: Historic Hibbing HS Auditorium, Hibbing, MN
Tickets:
Adults: $20
Students (under 18): $5
Friday July 21, 2023
6:00pm: Closing Concert
Location: Veda Zuponcic Auditorium, Mesabi East, Aurora, MN
Tickets:
Adults: $15
Students (under 18): $5
Date: July 1 - 21, 2023
Location: Various Venues in MN
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