in 1875, after one of the united states visits, she toured to australia, performing the roles of medea (play) (euripides) mary stuart, and the title role in "elizabeth, queen of england", written especially for her by paolo giacometti. of her 1878 tour to spain, she said, "[it] was not a great pleasure to me, because i already knew the country; and also, with the exception of madrid and barcelona, which are still flourishing, i found all the towns much changed in every way, politically and otherwise, for the worse", but a tour to scandinavia the following year, "on the contrary, was a great delight to me—the seeing [of] entirely new and charming countries, and the making [of] acquaintances with a most enthusiastic public, who lauded me to the seventh heaven!"