On a fateful school trip to the ruins of Pompeii, the fantasies of smitten teenagers Suzie and Cass are ignited. They are transported from 1977 to 79 AD, where they discover romantic freedom in the looming shadow of Mount Vesuvius – but not for long. The timeline shifts to 1981 and the Fly by Night, a Toronto lesbian bar, in the aftermath of the...

Based on the beloved 1970s television movie, this touching new opera follows young Addie, who longs for a Christmas tree in a home shadowed by her father’s grief—and discovers that hope and forgiveness can bring light even in the darkest winters.

- from LittleOpera.ca