WHERE
Austin Opera’s Butler Performance Center
5811 Trade Center Drive
Austin, TX 78744
WHEN
Friday, September 11, 2026 at 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, September 12, 2026 at 2:00 p.m.
Saturday, September 12, 2026 at 7:30 p.m.
TICKETS
Regular tickets $30
Student tickets $15
VERDICT OF LOVE
MUSIC & LYRICS BY Jeff Britting
LIBRETTO BY Ann CICColella
Directed by Ann CiccolellA
MUSIC DIRECTION BY Vakhtang Zaalishvili
This significantly heightened romantic story is set in Belle Époque Rome where three young American artists become intrigued by a young Italian (Donatello) who makes the exuberance of the sculpture of a “Marble Faun” come to life. A stranger shadows them and becomes a dark force to content with as a surprising murder complicates their relationships.
Verdict of Love is a new opera in progress. Part One will be sung while accompanied by piano. Part Two will continue our story as a staged reading.
CAST
Yuxin Liu (Soprano)
Paige Patrick (Mezzo Soprano)
Lucas Hickman (Tenor)
Piye Qin (Baritone)
Zhanqi Wang (Bass - Part One)
Y.A. Oza (Bass - Part Two)
Creative Team
Direction by Ann Ciccolella
Music Direction & Accompaniment by Vakhtang Zaalishvili
Costumes by Aaron Kubacak
Projections by Lowell Bartholomee
Lighting by Patrick Anthony