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Pat and Alfie share a joke as he sings and plays for her. Laughter and song were the norm in the Boe family household Alfie Boe, 36, the youngest of nine, who went from garage engineer to tenor at the English National Opera, and his mother, Pat, 77 Pat: There are worse things than having a lot of ... [MORE]

Hi Everyone, Alfie here in San Francisco - at the airport ! Its New Years Day and I played a concert here last night with San Francisco Symphony, to see The New Year in. Everyone had a wonderful time and I enjoyed it so much - thank you to the people here, the company, the orchestra and Maestro ... [MORE]

Get closer to live recording with this insider look from singer Alfie Boe as he explains why this recording was so enjoyable to make.  Alfie's new album 'Franz Lehar: Love was a Dream' was released this week...   I have to say that recording my latest album 'Franz Lehar: Love was a Dream' was the most enjoyable ... [MORE]

My taxi driver had it just right: “An international opera singer, here? Give it a rest.” We were in Fleetwood, Lancashire, in an estate of ordinary homes, inside one of which was Britain’s brightest operatic treasure waiting for the Sunday Express. Even though his latest album of Franz Lehar’s melodies, Love Was A Dream, will soon be ... [MORE]

Linn's chief producer and audio consultant Philip Hobbs shares a unique insight into the making of "Franz Lehár: Love was a Dream", the new album by Britain's number one tenor, Alfie Boe.  The album was recorded at the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall in May 2009 and features The Orchestra of Scottish Opera directed by Michael Rosewell.   ... [MORE]

It was as near a homecoming as the Fylde’s local hero Alfie Boe was going to get, singing the part of Alfredo Germont in the latest Welsh National Opera staging of La Traviata. I doubt if the Alfie Boe fan club went home disappointed. The legend has it (quite rightly) that he started his life as a ... [MORE]

Tenor Alfie Boe can't wait to get back to Liverpool to appear in the Welsh National Opera's new production of La Traviata.  Because not only is the singing star a big fan of the city (he told me if he moved back to the north west it would be to Liverpool), but he's a big BIG fan ... [MORE]

Many thanks for the Birthday Greetings,  didn't get to party as I performed on stage that night in La Traviata but it's nice to be able to sing for an audience on my birthday.  Thanks for all your support and I hope you like the new album, which is out in November.  Much Love Alfie x [MORE]

If you hear a touch of Verdi or Wagner on the production line at Halewood or Ellesmere Port don’t ignore it – you could be working next to the new Alfie Boe The Fleetwood-born tenor’s musical talents were first spotted when he was heard singing arias while working as an apprentice at the TVR factory near Blackpool. More ... [MORE]

Opera tenor Alfie Boe is finally realising his dream of singing on the Liverpool Empire stage. The Fleetwood-born star, who is playing Alfredo in the Welsh National Opera’s La Traviata this autumn, has long held an ambition to perform at the theatre. He says: “One place in particular that I’ve wanted to play for a long time is ... [MORE]