In addition to his position in Milwaukee, Rescigno remained in demand as a guest conductor, and his career often took him to Canada. He conducted several productions for the Montreal Opera, leading both of the two orchestras it routinely used: the l'Orchestre Symphonique and l'Orchestre Métropolitain. In 1995, he recorded "Verismo" for the Montreal Opera, with soprano Diana Soviero and an orchestra composed substantially of the musicians of l'Orchestre Métropolitain. Soon after, he was appointed music director of that orchestra, causing something of a stir that abated after a few months., "L'autre orchestre, baguettes en l'air..." by Véronique Robert, "L'actualité", March 1, 1996, Page 82."Something to talk about" by Natasha Gautier, "Hour", September 5–11, 1996, Page 9."Un orchestre se trouve une âme", by François Tousignant, "Le Devoir", October 9, 1996, Page B 7.</ref> Rescigno made four commercial recordings with the orchestra. In addition, under his leadership, the Orchestra won Quebec's "Prix Opus" for a program of all five Beethoven piano concertos with Anton Kuerti in the summer of 1997 at the Festival de Lanaudière.