十位導(dǎo)演拍攝的十部短片，每一段基于一部歌劇的一首詠嘆調(diào)。詳細目錄如下：　　　　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")