Thanks to funding from RUV composer fund (Tónskáldasjóður RÚV) - Iceland’s National Broadcaster - I will be writing a new music drama in 2023. The topic is Ragnarök, the end of the world according to Norse Mythology.
The music drama will be written in three acts. Each act will be dedicated to the tale of a different Norse god. We see how their vanity, lies and pride lead to their demise in the final battle between the Æsir (gods of Asgard) and the armies of Muspell.
The story will be told with a combination of music, shadow theatre and traditional staging. The piece will be in English, Icelandic and old Norse.
I have been compiling found text, old and new, for a while now, from several different sources, and am excited to finally start composing the music in 2023.
Above: Freyr the bright, the god of fertility.