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 // Zürich Opera House, 1999