translate English to German: Fidelio is probably loved more by devotees of Beethoven than by listeners whose enthusiasm is for opera per se, for good reason. Beethoven portrayed his main characters with larger-than-life heroism, but little depth or nuance.
Für eine rasche Verbreitung im Ausland sorgte die deutsche Sopranistin Wilhelmine Schröder-Devrient , die 1822 die Partie der Leonore übernahm.