Circus Days and Nights. An opera by Philip Glass. Bandmaster Minna Weurlander /spring 2021
World premiere on May 29, at Malmö Opera. Cirkus Days and Nights is a co-production between Cirkus Cirkör and Malmö Opera.
Libretto: David Henry Hwang and Tilde Björfors
Based on Robert Lax Circus Days and Nights
Direction and concept: Tilde Björfors
Scenography and costume design: Magdalena Åberg
Lightdesign: Ellen Ruge
Bandmaster /accordion: Minna Weurlander
ACCORDION VIRTUOSO MINNA WEURLANDER & POMONA STRING QUARTET. ALBUM RELEASE “Glow” 1/5 2020!
MUSIC BY SAÚL COSENTINO, KURT WEILL, MINNA WEURLANDER, ASTOR PIAZZOLLA. INGA ZEPPEZAUER-VIOLIN, KANERVA JUUTILAINEN-VIOLIN, RASTKO ROSTNIC-VIOLA, VIKTOR NORDLIDEN-CELLO.
…what comes out from her accordion is always focused, full of temperament and loaded with electricity; sonorous variety but newer overloaded…” (May 2020)
“…But why to call Minna Weurlander Malmö´s own accordion queen? She could surely be accordion queen of entire Sweden …” ( May 2020)”
Saúl Cosentino 
Kurt Weill 
Astor Piazzolla
Produced by Valle Music/MWmusica. Recorded, mixed and mastered by David Carlsson/GULA STUDION. Foto Tor Raswill. Layout ValleMWproduction, ℗©2020 VALLEMUSIC/MWMUSICA SWEDEN. SPECIAL THANKS TO STEN K JOHNSONS STIFTELSE
Minna Weurlander is supported by the Swedish Arts Council, the Swedish Arts Grants Committee, the Swedish PerformingArts Agency and Sten K Johnsons Stiftelse.
