Cavalleria Rusticana & Pagliacci

These two short Italian operas are brought together in a new staging by award-winning director Damiano Michieletto, who sets both operas in a poverty stricken village in 1980s southern Italy, where the Mafia has a hold. The Royal Opera’s Music Director Antonio Pappano conducts a cast that includes charismatic Dutch soprano Eva-Maria Westbroek, exciting Italian soprano Carmen Giannattasio and the thrilling Latvian tenor Aleksandrs Antonenko.

The first opera Blu-ray release featuring the Dolby Atmos® ConceptIn Dolby Atmos, any sound can exist as an independent audio object, free of channel restrictions. Sounds can be precisely placed and moved anywhere in your room, including overhead, to flow above and around you in three-dimensional space. Through the use of audio objects, overhead sound, and all the richness, clarity, and power of Dolby sound, Dolby Atmos turns your room into an amazing place for entertainment. You’ll feel like you’re inside the action, in ways you’ve never before experienced.

• Dolby Atmos® discs are fully compatible for playback on conventional stereo and on 5.1- and 7.1-channel systems, giving you the same outstanding experience you’ve always enjoyed.

• With a Dolby Atmos® enabled sound bar, or as few as six speakers in a conventional home theatre system, you can enjoy the full magic of Dolby Atmos®.