The D'Oyly Carte Foundation Hosts A Holiday Luncheon Banquet at the Metropolitan Club of New York
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New York, NY — On December 10, 2023, the D'Oyly Carte Foundation, in collaboration with American Industrial Acquisition Corporation (www.aiac.com) and the AIAC Foundation, came together to sponsor a delightful Holiday Luncheon Banquet at the prestigious Metropolitan Club of New York. The event, which took place from 12 noon to 3 pm, provided an elegant and joyous celebration to mark the beginning of the holiday season. Members of the Board of Trustees and Board of Advisors, along with invited guest attended in elegant holiday attire.
The Metropolitan Club of New York, an historic and iconic venue adorned for the occasion, served as the perfect backdrop for this collaborative effort, creating a captivating ambiance and enhancing the warm and inviting atmosphere of the event.
Following a champagne reception with music from Paul Errico’s Trio, on the first floor, the highlight of the occasion was the delectable spread of festive foods. Guests were treated to an array of seasonal delicacies and culinary delights that added a flavorful touch to the holiday festivities.
L.M. Levie, Chairman of the D’Oyly Carte Foundation, AIAC, and the AIAC Foundation, shared his thoughts on the event and the season, stating, "The holiday season is a time to come together with our friends and colleagues, reflect on our accomplishments and challenges, and embrace the spirit of the season. In times of turmoil, music unites us all.”
About The D’Oyly Carte Foundation
The D'Oyly Carte Foundation is the American affiliate of the D'Oyly Carte Opera Trust Limited, which supports the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company. Since 1875, the D’Oyly Carte Opera Company has professionally produced the 14 Savoy operas of Sir W. S. Gilbert and Sir Arthur Sullivan in the UK, Europe, US, Canada, and Australia, spreading mirth and merriment to millions.
The D’Oyly Carte Foundation’s mission is to support and promote the D’Oyly Carte Opera Company’s UK and international touring, to support regional performance companies, schools, colleges, and universities dedicated to the staging of Gilbert & Sullivan operas, and to generally encourage the popular appreciation of the works of Gilbert & Sullivan.
In 2021 and 2022, the D’Oyly Carte Opera Trust, in collaboration with the Scottish Opera and the State Opera South Australia, produced The Gondoliers and also Utopia, Limited in Glasgow, Inverness, Edinburgh, and London. These performances were greeted by rave reviews. Their lavish performance of the Gondoliers was broadcast throughout the UK on BBC-4 on Easter Sunday, April 17, 2022, and is available on BBC iPlayer and BBC America On Demand. The video trailer is found at https://youtu.be/0hO-Z-za2Vc.
On May 5, 2023, The D’Oyly Carte Foundation presented its Annual Spring Ball at the Metropolitan Club in New York. On June 24, the D’Oyly Carte Opera Company presented a concert called Gilbert & Sullivan a la Carte at Eyot House on D’Oyly Carte Island. D'Oyly Carte Island is a unique two-acre private island in the middle of the River Thames, 17 miles from London. It was the original mansion of Richard D’Oyly Carte.
D'Oyly Carte Opera Company and the D’Oyly Carte Foundation are now planning, in collaboration with Scotish Opera, a grand 2025 production of the 150th Anniversary of Trial By Jury by Gilbert & Sullivan, as well as The Merry Widow by Franz Lehar, which shall be presented throughout the UK and will be available on streaming video. Trial by Jury, is the only known comic opera concerning litigation. As a trained London solicitor himself, Sir W. S. Gilbert lampooned judge, jury, plaintiff, defendant, counsel, and bailiff in this hilarious 40 minute operetta, containing some of G&S’ best melodies and lyrics.
For further information on the work of the D’Oyly Carte Foundation and the D’Oyly Carte Opera Trust Limited, please visit us at:
About AIAC
American Industrial Acquisition Corporation (AIAC) is a diversified industrial group with manufacturing and distribution sites in 24 countries in North America, Europe, and Asia. AIAC has acquired and grown non-core subsidiaries and divisions of Boeing, Siemens, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, Raytheon, Johnson Controls, Merck, Pfizer, Astellas, Visteon, Carlyle, Ahlstrom, Tolko, Groupe Suez, Groupe Rexel, and many other leading multinational corporations.
AIAC Corporation manufacturing companies serve companies and governmental entities worldwide in all major sectors, including aviation, space, defense, automotive, truck, rail, marine, petrochemical, solar, nuclear, food, confectionary, beverage, civil engineering and infrastructure, commercial construction, mining, dredging, disaster relief, education, medical devices, and pharmaceuticals. AIAC companies manufacture materials, components, assemblies, packaging, equipment, and finished products. In addition, AIAC companies are exclusive, authorized distributors of leading branded wire and cable, electrical devices, lighting products, plumbing supplies, construction equipment, indoor and outdoor cooking appliances and fixtures, electronics, cameras, and watches throughout Southeast Asia, Australia, and New Zealand.
Of note, AIAC purchased Boeing Canada in 2005, and has produced over 10,000 unique components for every Boeing jet plane ever since, reliably serving Boeing from manufacturing facilities in Canada, the US, and Mexico. A leader in ultra high precision jet engine component manufacturing, AIAC companies also produce 2,200 fan blades and blisks for each jet engine produced by GE, Pratt & Whitney, Rolls Royce, and Honeywell. AIAC companies produce the critical automotive wire and cable for Tesla, GM, Ford, Chysler-Fiat, Toyota, and Honda. In connection with its paper manufacturing interests, AIAC controls and sustainably manages 22 million acres of Manitoba, Canada forestland, an area equivalent in size to the nation of Hungary. AIAC’s pharmaceutical contract manufacturing companies serve Merck, Pfizer, AbbVie, Bausch & Lomb, Genentech-Roche, Astellas, Organon, SK Life, Aspen, Cumberland, Sagent and other multinational pharmaceutical firms.
For more information about American Industrial Acquisition Corporation, please visit www.aiac.com.
About AIAC Philanthropy
AIAC and the AIAC Foundation support a wide range of nonprofit, nonsectarian, bipartisan organizations which promote international conflict resolution, disaster relief, economic development, and environmental sustainability. These nonprofit organizations include the following: the Appeal of the Nobel Peace Laureates Foundation Inc., the Asia Society, the Atlantic Council, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation - Gates Philanthropy Partners, the Bretton Woods Committee, the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, the Carter Center, the Council on Foreign Relations, the Economic Club of New York, the Explorers Club, the Foreign Policy Association, the Institut Française des Relations Internationales, the International Committee of the Red Cross, the International Crisis Group, the International Rescue Committee, the Japan Society, the JFK School of Government of Harvard University, the Peterson Institute for International Economics, the Richardson Center for Global Engagement, the Royal Institute of International Affairs (Chatham House), the Sierra Club, and the Trilateral Commission, among others.
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