during the 1840s and 1850s berlioz spent much of his time travelling abroad. he went to germany, austria, russia and england. he was becoming more famous abroad than at home in france, although he still continued to go back to paris. the germans loved his music and were impressed by his conducting. he rarely conducted anything except his own music. in 1846 he composed one of his finest works: "la damnation de faust" which was performed in the opéra-comique. the opera house was half empty. it was a great disappointment to him. berlioz continued to tour to other countries where people appreciated him. he had great success in st petersburg, in berlin where he performed to the king of prussia, and in london, where he never got paid for the concerts that jullien conducted because jullien had no money left. however, he had other successes in london and the english liked him very much.