Lancashire’s most famous tenor Alfie Boe will return to his home county to headline a special Last Night of The Proms concert in Lytham St Annes this summer.
Marking the first time since Boe has performed on the Lancashire coast since his sold-out Homecoming show at Fleetwood Town FC in 2018, the exclusive show in the grounds of historic Lytham Hall on 28 August 2022 will feature Boe accompanied by a full orchestra along with an opening performance by fellow Broadway and West End star John Owen-Jones.
Commenting on the concert, Boe said: “I cannot wait to get back to perform on home ground. As a proud Lancastrian it will be very special for me and to stand in front of an audience which I am sure will have many familiar faces is just the icing on the cake.
“This will be a brilliant night in a magical setting and I look forward to seeing everyone there.”
Presented by Lytham Festival directors Cuffe and Taylor, the concert follows the success of last summer’s Russell Watson Proms Concert at the WonderHall festival which resulted in a donation of £153,000 to the continued restoration of the Grade I listed venue. All money raised from Boe’s concert will also be gifted to Lytham Hall.
Announcing the concert, Peter Taylor said: “We have had the pleasure of working with Alfie on numerous concerts and tours over the years so we are delighted to have secured him for our 2022 Last Night of The Proms at Lytham Hall.
“He is beloved globally but the people of Lancashire and particularly our coastal towns feel a natural closeness to their locally born star.
“It is also exciting to have John Owen-Jones on the bill too. John is a wonderful talent and to have both Alfie and John performing on the same stage on the same evening will make this special for everyone.”
Lytham Hall is managed by the Heritage Trust for the North West and all profit from Last Night of The Proms will be used for further restoration and projects at the heritage venue.
General manager Peter Anthony added: “We are absolutely thrilled Cuffe and Taylor are bringing yet another world-class artist to our fantastic Lytham Hall.
“The money raised by the Russell Watson concert was an incredible boost to enable our ongoing projects so to know we now have the benefit of an Alfie Boe concert to look forward to this summer is just wonderful.”
Angela Thomas
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