| Biography | Grace Hoffman (14 January 1921, Cleveland, Ohio, USA - 26 July 2008, Stuttgart, Germany) was an American mezzo-soprano singer.
Hoffman was educated at Western Reserve University in Cleveland then studied voice with Schorr in New York and Basiola in Milan.
After appearances in the USA, she sang in Florence and Zürich. In 1955 she became a member of the Württemberg State Theater in Stuttgart. In March 1958 Hoffman made her Metropolitan Opera debut in New York as Brangäne in Tristan und Isolde. She made many appearances at La Scala in Milan, Covent Garden in London, Bayreuth, and the Vienna State Opera.
In 1978 Hoffman became professor of voice at the Hochschule für Musik in Stuttgart. She was noted for her performances of the music of Wagner and Verdi, particularly for her roles of Brangäne, Kundry, and Eboli. She also sang widely in concerts. |