LYCOS RETRIEVER 
Hector Berlioz: Marie Recio
built 262 days ago
A notable turn in Berlioz's career occurred in 1842 with the beginning of his trips outside France. He made a triumphal tour of Germany in the company of Maria Recio, a mediocre singer, with whom he became friendly after falling out with his wife. Trips to Austria-Hungary in 1845-1846 and to Russia in 1847 were not only musically successful but economically fruitful. There followed a trip to London in 1852 and to Weimar, Germany, in 1855, where Franz Liszt organized a Berlioz week.
Source:
Marie Recio, Berlioz's wife, died unexpectedly of a heart attack on 13 June at the age of 48. Berlioz met a young woman called Amélie at Montmartre Cemetery, and though she was only 24, they developed a close relationship. The first performances of
Source:
In 1867, Berlioz returned in poor health from his last conducting tour in Russia. After a lengthy illness he died in Paris, having passed his last years in growing bitterness and loneliness after the deaths of his second wife, the singer Marie Recio, and his son Louis.
Source:
MORE ABOUT
Marie Recio