Sounds like a Jeopardy question: He was America’s longest-held prisoner of war who was captive nine years during the Vietnam War.  Who is Jim Thompson? “Glory Denied” is a modern opera centering on Thompson and his wife Alyce and how their reunion affects each other, their past and the nation’s distrust of the war. It is based on the book of the same name by Tim Philpott, with the music and libretto by Tom Cipullo. The opera will be staged over Veterans’ Day weekend with the Kentucky Opera partnering with many local and national military organizations. —Jo Anne Triplett