Alfie Boe to sing the Melodies of Franz Lehár

Thursday 16 September, 8pm

National Concert Hall

RTÉ Concert Orchestra
Alfie Boe tenor
Special guest Fiona Murphy
John Wilson conductor

Star British tenor Alfie Boe went from earning £70 a week as a car mechanic to being hailed by the Observer as ‘a stunning discovery who could be the best tenor of his generation’. Overheard singing as he repaired a car, Alfie so impressed the owner – who worked in opera – that he advised him to audition for the D’Oyly Carte Company. Since then, he has won acclaim and audiences worldwide – so far he has won a Tony award, the John McCormack Young Voice award and the Lyric Tenor of the World Audience award. Described by director Baz Luhrmann as ‘absolutely extraordinary’, Alfie has managed to combine mass popularity with critical rave reviews.

He joins the RTÉ Concert Orchestra and special guest Fiona Murphy to perform the music of Franz Lehár, bringing his own trademark charm to music that it itself full of melodic lightness and appeal. Alfie’s Lehár CD has seen him compared to Richard Tauber and been acclaimed as ‘a perfect vehicle for Boe’s smooth tones and winning personality’ (Classic FM Magazine).

And apart from any of that, how can you miss the singer of whom The Irish Times wrote after his 2008 RTÉ CO concert: ‘Picture a young Michael Douglas who speaks like Mick McCarthy, now try adding a nice tenor voice’!

Tickets: €15, €30, €45 (concessions: €13.50, €27, €40.50)
Booking: 01 417 0000 www.rte.ie/concertorchestra

Source: RTE Concert Orchestra