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Richard Leeper McClelland (24 November 1922 – 24 March 2004), known professionally as Richard Leech, was an Irish actor. [1] Richard Leeper McClelland was born in Dublin, Ireland, the son of Isabella Frances (Leeper) and Herbert Saunderson McClelland, a lawyer.
Richard Leech is pleased to announce that in the fall of 2023 he joins the faculty of George Mason University's Reva and Sid Dewberry School of Music in Fairfax, VA as Associate Professor of Applied Voice and Opera and Stage Director of Mason Opera Theater.
He is currently Associate Professor of Applied Voice and Opera for George Mason University’s Dewberry School of Music, and Stage Director for the Mason Opera Theater. He has also served on the faculties of Rutgers University’s Mason Gross School of the Arts; Rutgers Opera Institute; and The University of Michigan's School of Music, Theatre & Dance.
Richard Leech was born on 24 November 1922 in Dublin, Ireland. He was an actor, known for A Night to Remember (1958), Gandhi (1982) and The Good Companions (1957). He was married to Diane Margaret McClelland and Helen Hyslop Uttley. He died on 24 March 2004 in London, England, UK.
Richard Leech was born on November 24, 1922 in Dublin, Ireland. He was an actor, known for A Night to Remember (1958), Gandhi (1982) and The Devil in the Fog (1968). He was married to Diane Margaret McClelland and Helen Hyslop Uttley. He died on March 24, 2004 in London, England, UK.
He is currently Associate Professor of Applied Voice and Opera for George Mason University’s Dewberry School of Music, and Stage Director for the Mason Opera Theater.
Richard Leech: It never occurred to me before the age of 15. I didn't know anything about opera at all. But around the time of 15 a choir teacher said I should take voice lessons in school. He happened to be friends with the then president of the board of the Tri-Cities Opera in Binghamton.
