The young Italian drew vital and spirited playing, with the fizzing ensemble exciting yet with a fine balancing of solo voices, chorus and orchestra.
— The Classical Review
“The biggest detail is Mozart’s score, …which received stellar treatment in the overture and beyond by the orchestra and conductor Marcello Cormio.”
“Marcello Cormio ... brought out the ever-present champagne bubbles that make Rossini the sparkler of a composer he was.”