Lord Byron

Lord Byron was an English poetWarrack, J. (1992) 'Byron, Lord [6th Baron; Byron, George Gordon (Noel)]', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 1, p. 663., a defining figure of European RomanticismWarrack, J. (1992) 'Byron, Lord [6th Baron; Byron, George Gordon (Noel)]', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 1, p. 663.Wikipedia (2026) Lord Byron. (Accessed: 30 September 2026).. Childe Harold's Pilgrimage made him famous in 1812Warrack, J. (1992) 'Byron, Lord [6th Baron; Byron, George Gordon (Noel)]', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 1, p. 663.Wikipedia (2026) Lord Byron. (Accessed: 30 September 2026)., and the verse tales that followed, The Giaour, The Bride of Abydos and The Corsair, won him a European reputation with their wild emotion, exotic settings and brooding heroesWarrack, J. (1992) 'Byron, Lord [6th Baron; Byron, George Gordon (Noel)]', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 1, p. 663.. Forced to leave England, he spent seven years in Italy, where he wrote much of Don JuanWikipedia (2026) Lord Byron. (Accessed: 30 September 2026)., left unfinishedWarrack, J. (1992) 'Byron, Lord [6th Baron; Byron, George Gordon (Noel)]', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 1, p. 663.Wikipedia (2026) Lord Byron. (Accessed: 30 September 2026).. His writings have given rise to more than forty operasWarrack, J. (1992) 'Byron, Lord [6th Baron; Byron, George Gordon (Noel)]', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 1, p. 663.Wikipedia (2026) Lord Byron. (Accessed: 30 September 2026)., Verdi's Il corsaro and I due Foscari among themWarrack, J. (1992) 'Byron, Lord [6th Baron; Byron, George Gordon (Noel)]', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 1, p. 663.. He died at Missolonghi in 1824 in the Greek War of IndependenceWarrack, J. (1992) 'Byron, Lord [6th Baron; Byron, George Gordon (Noel)]', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 1, p. 663.Wikipedia (2026) Lord Byron. (Accessed: 30 September 2026)..