十位导演拍摄的十部短片，每一段基于一部歌剧的一首咏叹调。详细目录如下：
Robert Altman & (segment "Les Boréades")
Bruce Beresford & (segment "Die tote Stadt")
Bill Bryden & (segment "I pagliacci")
Jean-Luc Godard & (segment "Armide")
Derek Jarman & (segment "Depuis le jour")
Franc Roddam & (segment "Liebestod")
Nicolas Roeg & (segment "Un ballo in maschera")
Ken Russell & (segment "Nessun dorma")
Charles Sturridge & (segment "La virgine degli angeli")
Julien Temple & (segment "Rigoletto")
