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Alfred Giovanni Roncalli Boe (born 29 September 1973), known professionally initially as both Alf and Alfred Boe as well as, more recently, Alfie Boe, is an English tenor and actor, notably performing in musical theatre.〔〔()〕 He is best known for his internationally critically acclaimed performances as Jean Valjean in the musical ''Les Misérables'', playing the role in the Queen's Theatre in London, England, the ''Les Misérables: 25th Anniversary Concert'' in October 2010, and currently in the Broadway revival. As well, Boe shared a Tony Award with the other members of the ensemble cast of Baz Luhrmann's 2002 revival of ''La bohème'' in 2003. ==Background== Boe, the youngest in a family of nine children,〔 〕 was born in Blackpool, Lancashire, and brought up in nearby Fleetwood. His mother and father – who are of Irish and Norwegian descent respectively – named him after the Italian name of Pope John XXIII. He attended St Wulstan's and St Edmund's School〔 〕 and Cardinal Allen Catholic High School in Fleetwood. His earliest musical memories were of listening to his father's Richard Tauber records and at the age of 11 he discovered Puccini's ''La Bohème'' for the first time. Boe's first public performance, aged 14, was at Fleetwood's Marine Hall in a "Songs from the Shows" presentation organised by inspirational local singing teacher Lottie Dawson. He states that although he sang only a couple of lines he was extremely nervous. At the age of 17, Boe became an apprentice mechanic at the TVR factory in Bispham, Blackpool.〔 〕 He enjoyed entertaining his colleagues by singing opera arias while he polished the cars, and one day was overheard by a client with connections in the music industry who was so impressed that he suggested Boe should go to London and audition for the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company. His audition was a success and he gave up polishing cars to embark on a singing career.〔 Boe has never been able to trace the customer who suggested he go for the audition, having lost the man's business card.〔 〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Alfie Boe」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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