Il signor Bruschino is the last of the five one-act operas - farsa giocosa - in which the young Rossini first demonstrated his operatic genius. Among the peculiarities, which caused a sensation at its premiere 1813, was the daring experiment in search of new tonal effects in the overture, during which the second violins are required to tap their bows on their music stands. Director Michael Hampe created a perfect realization of the opera in the small, jewel-like Rococo Theatre of Schwetzingen Palace in May 1989. The staging is perfectly suited to the screen and the cast of principals, led by Alessandro Corbelli, Amelia Felle, Alberto Rinaldi, Vito Gobbi, David Kuebler, Oslavio di Credico, Carlos Feller, Janice Hall provide musical excellence together with the flexible Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra. The performance is led by conductor Gianluigi Gelmetti.