When was the English poet on which Il corsaro was based born?
Il corsaro 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 poem "The Corsair". The first performance was given at the Teatro Grande in Trieste on 25 October 1848.
Giuseppe Borrello Giuseppe Borrello (1820–1894) was an Italian poet, who wrote mainly in Sicilian, and an Italian patriot.