Music by Martin Hennessy. Libretto by Stephen Kitsakos. The opera, set in 1980’s Poland, is a tender and passionate love story of two young men who meet one summer and bond over an illicit copy of James Baldwin’s Giovanni’s Room. As the Communist Republic declines, they discover their political identities are at odds, and their love is tested. Adapted from Tomasz Jedrowski’s international bestselling novel -- a 2020 best LGBTQ+ book by NPR, The Guardian and O Magazine.