Classical Star Alfie Boe Goes Independent

Linn Records is delighted to announce their first recording with Alfie Boe. ‘Franz Lehár – Love was a Dream’ is Alfie’s opportunity to explore new repertoire and to record a truly personal album featuring songs from the operettas of Lehár.

Alfie has always wanted to make this recording having grown up listening to his father’s favourite composer: Franz Lehár. Sadly his father died in 1997 and this album is inspired and in honour of him. “My Father would put his favourite records on and more often than not it would be Richard Tauber singing songs of Franz Lehár, my education had begun. My Father was a huge fan of this repertoire so it is for him that I sing these songs.”

Franz Lehár (1870 – 1948) wrote some of the most beautiful music in 20th century operetta producing songs that are charmingly lyrical with alluring melodies.  Alfie enjoyed wonderful days in Glasgow recording songs together with the Orchestra of Scottish Opera and conductor Michael Rosewell.

Alfie, who performed to an audience of over 1.5 million on BBC 2’s ‘Maestro’ last year, has come a long way since sleeping on a park bench in Hyde Park, opposite the Royal Albert Hall. His recent castings include leading roles with English National Opera, Welsh National Opera and Covent Garden. Alfie makes his much-anticipated WNO debut as Alfredo in their production of La traviata in Autumn 2009. 

Franz Lehár – Love was a Dream
Just believe it’s true (Schön ist die Welt),   Vilia (The Merry Widow),   Girls were made to love and kiss (Paganini) ,  Oh maiden, my maiden (Frederica),    You are my heart’s delight (The Land of Smiles),    Love was a dream (Giuditta),   Beautiful Italy (Paganini),    Patiently smiling (The Land of Smiles),    Love unspoken (The Merry Widow),    Friends, this is the life for me! (Giuditta),    Beneath the window (The Land of Smiles),    Farewell, my love, farewell (Frasquita)

Release date 23 Nov 2009
Available to download now at high resolution at www.linnrecords.com
Also available from other download stores from 23rd November 2009
Tour dates

Cardiff, Wales Millennium Centre  La traviata with WNO  12th, 14th, 18th, 29th September
          1st and 3rd October

Swansea, Brangwyn Hall   The Dunvant Male Choir 25th September

Llandudno, Venue Cymru   La traviata with WNO  13th and 16th October

Liverpool, Empire Theatre    La traviata with WNO  21st and 23rd October

Oxford, New Theatre    La traviata with WNO  3rd and 6th November

Bristol, Hippodrome    La traviata with WNO  10th and 13th November

Southampton, Mayflower Theatre  La traviata with WNO  25th and 27th November

Manchester, Bridgewater Hall   La traviata with WNO  23rd January 2010

Birmingham, Symphony Hall   with CBSO   30th March 2010

Source: Linn Records

One Comment to “Classical Star Alfie Boe Goes Independent”

• On October 7, 2009 at 12:32 am fleetchris said:

  Hi Alfie, Can’t wait for your new CD it sounds great and so different from anything else you have done. You realise 23rd November is going to be very expensive for me, as my other favourite singer, Michael Ball, is releasing his new DVD that day. Did you manage to catch any of his tour concerts, it was great. When he said he would have friends appearing with him I thought just maybe one of them would be you!