ington ▁to ▁abandon ▁her ▁profession ▁and ▁ret ire ▁to ▁the ▁Cont inent . ▁Ac comp an ied ▁by ▁her ▁brother ▁and ▁her ▁husband , ▁she ▁left ▁England ▁early ▁in ▁ 1 7 9 4 , ▁and ▁travel led ▁by ▁way ▁of ▁Germany ▁to ▁Italy . ▁At ▁Nap les ▁she ▁was ▁induced ▁by ▁Sir ▁William ▁Hamilton , ▁the ▁English ▁amb assador , ▁to ▁sing ▁in ▁private ▁before ▁the ▁royal ▁family . ▁This ▁led ▁to ▁her ▁singing ▁at ▁the ▁San ▁Carlo , ▁where ▁she ▁appeared ▁in ▁a ▁new ▁opera , ▁' I nez ▁di ▁Castro ,' ▁written ▁express ly ▁for ▁her ▁by ▁Francesco ▁Bian chi , ▁on ▁ 3 0 ▁May ▁ 1 7 9 4 . ▁Her ▁singing ▁created ▁an ▁extraordinary ▁impression , ▁but ▁her ▁triumph ▁was ▁cut ▁short ▁by ▁the ▁sudden ▁death ▁of ▁her ▁husband , ▁which ▁took ▁place ▁the ▁day ▁after ▁her ▁first ▁appearance , ▁as ▁he ▁was ▁prepar ing ▁to ▁accomp any ▁his ▁wife ▁to ▁the ▁theatre , ▁after ▁d ining ▁with ▁the ▁Bishop ▁of ▁Win chester . ▁She ▁stayed ▁at ▁Nap les ▁six teen ▁months , ▁and ▁then ▁sang ▁at ▁Florence , ▁Leg horn , ▁Milan , ▁Ven ice , ▁and ▁Tri este . ▁In ▁ 1 7 9 7 , ▁when ▁singing ▁at ▁Ven ice , ▁she ▁was ▁pro str ated ▁with ▁a ▁severe ▁ill ness ▁for ▁six ▁weeks . ▁On ▁her ▁recovery ▁the ▁opera ▁house ▁was ▁ill umin ated ▁for ▁three ▁night s . ▁▁ ▁At ▁Milan ▁she ▁was ▁received ▁with ▁much ▁favour ▁by ▁the ▁José ph ine