“Later on when I had the opportunity of doing big shows like the Queen’s Jubilee Concert there is element of me actually pinching myself and saying, ‘My goodness, I can’t believe I’m here. He played the part on stage alongside pal Matt Lucas – stealing the show at the Queen’s Jubilee Concert in 2012 before singing on National Memorial Day on the Capital building lawn in Washington DC.Īlfie said: “I know it sounds a bit like a fairy story but it’s my journey and it just happened that’s the way I got into the business. In 2010 Alfie took the role of Jean Valjean in a concert performance of the musical Les Miserables at London’s O2 Arena to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the production. He then studied at the Royal College of Music and was on Broadway in La Boheme at 21. He was discovered singing opera while polishing cars aged 17 at a factory in Blackpool, Lancashire. He added: “I’ve played in car parks, supermarkets, even on a moving bus for a party but never on a slipway.”Īlfie has had a career that richly deserves the frequently over-used adjective “whirlwind”. This won’t be Alfie’s first visit to Belfast – he took part in the Titanic centenary concert in 2012 and ended his early-2013 tour here, when he sang Bring Him Home from Les Miserables with a picture of Belfast football legend George Best as a backdrop.īut it is the first time he has played on a ship’s slipway and said he is looking forward to it. Titanic Slipways will make a spectacular venue for Alfie Boe's performance “If someone’s after a certain goal at the end of the evening this CD will certainly help them along the way.” He said: “They definitely have the magic touch somewhere, I think! The songs come from Alfie’s new album Serenata and he insisted any chap playing the CD to his loved one stands a good chance of getting some, um, Latin action. They are always wonderful to sing and listen to and they are an important part of my career.” “They never get old, they never get tiring. “They capture a certain style, a certain era, a mood and a moment in time, and that’s something that’s transferred throughout the generations. “They’re beautiful, romantic, passionate songs that inspire strong emotions,” he said. The hugely popular tenor is performing at the Titanic Slipways for the BBC Proms In The Park and promises a sequence of Neapolitan love songs so emotionally powerful even Peter Robinson and Martin McGuinness could end the evening with a hug. Because Alfie Boe is coming to Belfast – and he’s full of Italian passion. Ladies, prepare to lose your hearts on Saturday.
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