In the libretto for Violet Fire, Tesla's pigeon assumes the role of his great love, singing to him of the mysteries of nature, which he worked all his life to unlock. Their relationship weaves through the libretto's poetic narrative, connecting events and characters -- including Mark Twain, socialite Katharine Johnson and Margaret Storm, an author who believed Tesla had been born on Venus. We follow an emotional arc with Tesla, first revisiting his greatest breakthroughs, then confronting some of the darker implications of his work, and finally returning to his childhood wonder at the miracle of electricity.