 He also continued to sing widely in Europe, appearing again at Covent Garden in 1904–07 and 1913–14, and undertaking a UK tour in 1909.Audiences in France, Belgium, Monaco, Austria, Hungary and Germany also heard him before the outbreak of World War I.In 1909, Melba asked him to participate in her forthcoming tour of Australia, but he declined because of the significant amount of travel time that such a trip would entail.