Grace Hoffman (1921-2008) was an American mezzo-soprano, noted for opera and concert repertory in Europe and the United States. She was especially associated with dramatic roles in German and Italian repertory.

In the Pristine catalogue she appears in Richard Strauss’s Elektra, alongside Birgit Nilsson and Georg Solti.

Hoffman’s singing brought the lower-voice strength and dramatic bite required by Strauss’s dense theatrical world. Such music demands presence that can cut through orchestral bronze.

Her page is justified by career standing and repertory context. Hoffman gives the Strauss shelf a firm mezzo shadow.