 He is best known for singing the heldentenor roles of Wagner, he has performed Siegmund, Lohengrin, Parsifal, Tristan and Loge, notably at the Bayreuth Festival where he first appeared in 1976.He was heard at the Metropolitan Opera from 1980 to 1988, in "Lohengrin", "Parsifal", "Die Meistersinger" and "Die Walküre".At the same time as singing classic roles in opera, Hofmann was also busy performing and recording popular music.