Firelight: A One-Act Opera Exploring The Light And Darkness Of Human Traits Within Divine Beings

This thesis is the prose companion to the score of Firelight, the one-act opera that explores the relationship between light and darkness through the lens of gods and goddesses. These characters and story are original creations of the author. The introduction explains the ideation of the project, and the following sections delve into the storyline, musical aspects and motifs, and finally the themes portrayed by characters, music, and plot.