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Richard Leech
is avowedly San Diego's "favorite tenor". The tenor in turn
admits to having a soft spot for San Diego Opera (SDO), calling it one
of his artistic "homes". It is a company well known for recognizing
young talent early in their careers, giving them the chances they need
to prove themselves. Indeed SDO has done its bit in nurturing young singers*
. Quite often it happens that one or two
seasons later, these singers debut at the MET and burst into the international
opera scene. Richard Leech has performed at the San Diego Opera with increasing regularity since his debut here as Faust in 1988, and not surprisingly has chosen the company as the venue for two important role debuts - as the melancholic poet in Massenet's Werther in 1993 and as the fiery Don José in Bizet's Carmen in 1997. Shown here is a slide show of photos from some of Richard Leech's San Diego performances. Below is a chronology of his San Diego performances.(Click HERE for a photo-essay on the making of Carmen and Roméo et Juliette.) 
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