From car mechanic to internationally loved opera musical & recording star: the story of Alfie Boe... Alfie Boe is the first official bad boy of opera: a musical superstar celebrated not only in Britain but worldwide. This is the story of his life
- the ups & the downs from finding fame to losing his father
- & essentially of his love affair with music. Raised in Lancashire the youngest of nine children & with a father who played opera at home Alfies story is not typical of most musical stars. His dreams of singing were only ever going to be dreams until fate intervened in the form of a stranger: he was training as a car mechanic when a customer overheard him singing & told him about a London audition. Alfie tried out got the part & has never since looked back. This is the tale of how Alfie went from car mechanic to the UKs most popular & well-known opera star lauded by Baz Luhrman Cameron Mackintosh & Michael Parkinson as the best tenor weve produced in a generation. Now for the first time he has granted his millions of fans an intimate glimpse into the life of the man they adore.