m: 07967 091327
Box Office: 01257 516444
info@bluefroguk.com
Alfie Boe - Tenor & Patron
Alfie Boe was born in Blackpool and brought up in nearby 
Fleetwood. As the youngest of 9 children, little did Alfie’s parents know that the baby of the family would grow up to be one of the finest British tenors of his generation.
After joining the D’Oyly Carte touring company, Alfie moved to London and enlisted at The Royal College of Music. He continued his studies at the National Opera Studio and then went on to the Royal Opera House Young Artist’s Programme. It was when Alfie was at the ROH that he received a call that was to change his plans. Baz Luhrmann, who had spent two years looking for one of the leads for his controversial Broadway production of Puccini’s La Bohème, approached Alfie for the role. His jumped at the chance to work with Luhrmann and his leap of faith lead him to winning a Tony Award which sits beside his John McCormack Young Voice and Lyric Tenor of the World Audience awards.
Back in the UK, Classic FM signed him up immediately and his debut album went straight to No.2 in the classical chart and sat there for several months. He released his third album "La Passione" last year.
Alfie is one of the hardest working opera artists and 2009 is once again brimming over with activity. In 2008 he made his debut tour with the Philharmonia Orchestra among an ever growing list of concerts, spanning the Country, which can be found at www.alfieboe.com. Last year, Alfie returned to English National Opera at the Coliseum, in a new production of Lehar’s engrossing opera, The Merry Widow. Boe took on one of the main roles as Le Camille de Rosillon alongside fellow Lancastrian Amanda Roocroft, Roy Hudd and Richard Stuart. Running alongside The Merry Widow, Alfie also played The Italian Tenor in der Rosenkavalier at ENO. Recently Alfie came home to his beloved Royal Opera House in Covent Garden to perform in Elektra.
Alfie was nominated in two categories at the 2008 Classical Brit Awards – the only Artist with two nominations.
Alfie recently returned to the States, a place he treats as his second home, for his first solo headline performance at the world renowned Carnegie Hall. “As a young artist I remember walking past this amazing venue thinking how wonderful it would be to perform there. My dream has come true and I can’t think of a better way to finish 2008.”
Alfie's last concert with the Sinfonietta sold out in just a few hours. He returned to his former school in Fleetwood for the rehearsals which were webcast to the CLEO schools broadband network.
Visit the resource HERE.
Visit Alfie's website: www.alfieboe.com
© blue frog 2009