Lulu is an 1824 opera by Friedrich Kuhlau to a Danish libretto by Christian Carl Herman Frederik Güntelberg (1791âÂÂ1842) based upon the fairy tale Lulu oder die Zauberflöte (1789) by August Jacob Liebeskind (1758âÂÂ1793), son-in-law of Christoph Martin Wieland. This is the same story that Schikaneder turned into the libretto for Mozart's Die Zauberflöte. The opera was last performed 1838, and not revived until a 1988 recording. In 2018 it was staged at the Royal Danish Opera.
Periferihme, queen of the fairies, entrusts to Prince Lulu the task of rescuing her daughter Sidi, from the wizard Dilfeng. As in Mozart the prince is given a magic flute.
Lulu - Barca: Erik Harbo (tenor), Dilfeng: Ulrik Cold, An elf: Hördis Jacobsen, Witches: Brigitte Fischer, Hanne ÃÂvved, Hedwig Rummel, Lulu: Risto Saarman (tenor), Periferihme: Lane Lind, A shepherd: Kim von Binzer, Black elf: Bodil Oland, Sidi: Anne Frellesvig, Vela: Tina Kiberg Danish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, Michael Schønwandt Kontrapunkt 1988, 3CD