City Hall Artist Residency Concerts – LOON at Noon

Lyric Opera of the North is delighted to be the 2026 Artists in Residence at Duluth City Hall! The residency includes free performances that take place at noon each month in the first floor rotunda at City Hall.

These concerts are free, casual, and open to the public. Come as you are, no ticket or reservation required. Some arrive early and take a seat for the entire concert. Some stop by on their lunch break. Others are pleasantly surprised when they happen to be passing through!

Wednesday, October 21 At this concert, singers Vicki Fingalson, Sarah Lawrence, Jeffrey Madison, and Calland Metts, with pianist Bill Munson and clarinetist Ted Schoen, will perform music by Puccini, Verdi, and lots of Mozart as we prepare for The Magic Flute in June. 

Wednesday, November 18

Wednesday, December 16

On Wednesday, September 23, get a BIG sneak peek at the upcoming Bernstein and Sondheim: Regards to Broadway concert! Members of the Community Chorus will sing songs from from Sweeney Todd, Candide, West Side Story, and more.

On Wednesday, July 15, LOON presents a concert featuring songs from Tin Pan Alley.

On Wednesday, May 27, members of the A Little Night Music cast are singing highlights from the show, as well as other Sondheim favorites.

On Wednesday, April 22, LOON presents Songs About Spring, featuring singers Elsa Persson, Rebecca Farmer, Lisa Munson, and Sarah Lawrence, with pianist Bill Munson and fiddler Kailyn Pelerin.

On Friday, March 6, the Little LOON touring company will present highlights from this year’s touring production The Elixir of Love.

On Wednesday, February 11, LOON’s General Artistic Directors, Cal Metts and Sarah Lawrence, and Bill Munson will perform Songs of Love.

This residency is possible thanks to support from the Boreal Waters Foundation.

Click the images below to learn more about the residency.