Celebrating 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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