“Richard Leech is probably the only tenor alive today who could present a show like this.”

“...[Leech] has the sort of tenor voice that is all but extinct, complete with a fat, golden vibrato. He also has the taste and temperament to convincingly pull off the swaggering romanticism of old chestnuts such as “Without a Song”, “I’ll be Seeing You”, and “With a Song in My Heart”, to name only three of the eleven songs and ballads he sang.  Instead of being embarrassed by the sappy sentimentality, we were thrilled.

                                                    Fort Worth Star Telegram

“Leech Shines in “Tribute to Lanza”

CONCERT PRESS FOR

“... Peerless Lanza Tribute”

“...The sincerity of the homage is at once both personal and deeply moving.”

            Lanza Biographer, Derek Mannering

         - Mario Lanza - Singing to the Gods

“..the concert had an aura of intimacy, nostalgia, and, yes, even

      romanticism, that made it irresistible.”

“Richard Leech may be the most exciting tenor of his generation.

His remarkably Italianate timber is full, sweet, and effortless.  He was a memorable Cavarodossi in “É lucevan le stelle” from Tosca, navigating the vocal passage work as easily as breathing.”

“..a cheering standing ovation”

                                                                                                                                            THE CINCINNATI INQUIRER

“...he [Leech] conveys the same level of passion and warmth that made Lanza a crossover phenomenon.  Leech’s between song patter (which he wrote with Laurie Higgins, his wife) is superb, chronicling Lanza’s rise and fall.”

“...When Leech launched into “Because You’re Mine” in Chicago last June, the ghost of Lanza seemed to be hovering near – and not just because Lanza’s daughter, Ellisa Bregman was in the audience.  Leech brought the star back to life through the magic of communication.”

                          OPERANEWS

“Though the sturdy blonde Leech does not resemble Lanza physically, he has an uncanny ability to recall the sweet and strong tenor voice of the heartthrob, particularly in the Lanza numbers and Neapolitan songs.  In a white dinner jacket and black vest, Leech stood before a large microphone with a pose right out of a vintage photograph.  From Vincent Youman’s “Without a Song” it was clear that this was not mearly a pose.  Leech has a real feel for period material that celebrates the human voice, and not electronic manipulation.”

“...during Brodszky and Cahn’s “Be My Love” and “Because You’re Mine,” or in “Come Prima (For The First Time)” and “O Sole Mio” (complete with Lanza’s spine-tingling modulations), all was well with the world on a starlit summer evening on the lakefront.

                           Chicago Sun Times

“Musically, the concert is perfect, both in terms of repertoire, and Leech’s always captivating vocal delivery.”

“a natural showpiece for opera companies and orchestras, It’s likely to be in great demand...”

                              Fort Worth Star Telegram