Impatient because of the delays, Piave had asked for his libretto to be returned to him in order that he might fulfill another commitment. However, Verdi had not lost sight of Corsaro at all, as is demonstrated in a letter he wrote to Piave. Three things prevented it from being I masnadieri at that time: firstly, Verdi's illness postponed any opera for London for almost a year secondly, he demanded that the work be Il corsaro and that it be written by Piave, who had begun work and, thirdly, by 1846 and the planning for London continuing, Verdi became more interested in I masnadieri or Macbeth ("in that order" notes Budden), but with the long-term view being that one of them would be for Florence. In 1845, (before it was determined that I masnadieri was to be the opera presented in London), the composer had contracted with the Milanese publisher, Francesco Lucca, for three operas, including Attila and one for London. The composer expressed interest in Byron's poem The Corsair (along with The Two Foscari and others) as early as 1844 when he was planning an opera for Venice, but a suitable baritone was not available.
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