Johann Strauss - Simplicius (Michael Volle, Martin Zysset, Zurich Opera House) Part 2/2

From the Zürich Opera House, 1999 Franz Welser-Möst conducts Strauss’s richly-varied score with verve and panache and there are fine performances from the cast, including Michael Voller (the Hermit), Martin Zysset (Simplicius), Elizabeth Magnuson (Hildegarde), Piotr Beczala (Arnim), Martina Jankovà (Tilly), Oliver Widmer (Melchior), and Liliana Nikiteanu (Ebba). 0:00 Act III Watch the second part: Michael Volle - The Hermit, Wendelin von Grübben Martin Zysset - Simplicius, his youngest son Rolf Haunstein - General Vliessen Elizabeth Magnuson - Hildegarde, his daughter Piotr Beczala - Arnim von Grübben, Simplicius’ brother Oliver Widmer - Melchior, an astrologer Louise Martini - Lotte Martina Janková - Tilly, her daughter Cheyne Davidson - Master of the Watch Liliana Nikiteanu - Ebba, a Swedish spy Chorus and Orchestra of the Zürich Opera House Franz Welser-Möst - conductor