Alfie Boe

Discovered at 17 while working as an apprentice car mechanic, and no slouch in the formal-training department, English singer Alfie Boe is the most technically gifted of the numerous classical-crossover tenors his island nation has produced—a point made clear by his long run in Baz Luhrmann's La Bohème on Broadway. Love your mom? Buy her tickets. Love your dad? Encourage him to send your mom with a girlfriend.