A car mechanic turned internationally acclaimed opera star, Alfie Boe has taken Broadway by storm, conquered the West End and has won the hearts of the nation.
The first official bad boy of opera, this is the story of his life - the ups and the downs, from finding fame to losing his father - and of his love affair with music.
A story not typical of most musical stars, Alfie's dreams of singing only became a reality when fate intervened in the form of a stranger: he was training as a car mechanic when a customer overheard him singing and told him about a London audition. Alfie tried out, got the part and has never looked back.
Celebrated worldwide and lauded by Baz Luhrman and Cameron Mackintosh as the best tenor we've produced in a generation, for the first time, he will grant his millions of fans an intimate glimpse into the life of the man they adore.
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About this book
Table of contents
- Cover
- Half-title page
- Title page
- Copyright page
- Contents
- 1 Into The Abyss
- 2 Little Drummer Boy
- 3 Made In Fleetwood
- 4 Buster Boe Comes To Town
- 5 Finding My Voice
- 6 Backstage In Blackpool
- 7 Hard Graft And Heartache
- 8 Getting The Buzz
- 9 Off To The Opera
- 10 Learning The Rules, Breaking The Rules
- 11 The West London Karaoke Mafia
- 12 Climbing Out Of The Hole
- 13 Space Opera
- 14 Dad
- 15 On The Road
- 16 Back To The Drawing Board
- 17 Rocky Road To Broadway
- 18 Pinching Myself
- 19 Falling In Love In San Francisco
- 20 Singing On Broadway, Sleeping On Lilos
- 21 Discovering America With The Jazz Cats
- 22 Breaking In
- 23 Requiem For A Squeezebox
- 24 Boy Needs A Song
- 25 Golden Lights On Dark Days
- 26 French Convicts, American Cowboys
- 27 Valjean To The Rescue
- 28 Ruffling Feathers
- 29 My Little World
- Acknowledgements
- Index
- List of Illustrations
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