Work: Il barbiere di Siviglia: Overture

Rossini, Mozart and a rare symphony by Kalliwoda display programming diversity that is both interesting and sophisticated. 

Andrés Orozco-Estrada and the Filarmonica della Scalla boldly go into the Romantic repertoire, with mixed results.

As part of its Schubert Festival, the Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal wowed the audience with a concert that featured excerpts from Rossini operas as well as two Schubert symphonies.