Il corsaro | |
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Opera by Giuseppe Verdi | |
Librettist | Francesco Maria Piave |
Language | Italian |
Based on | Lord Byron's poem The Corsair |
Premiere | 25 October 1848 Teatro Grande, Trieste |
Il corsaro (The Corsair) is an opera in three acts by Giuseppe Verdi, from a libretto by Francesco Maria Piave, based on Lord Byron's 1814 poem The Corsair. The first performance was given at the Teatro Grande in Trieste on 25 October 1848.