18th September, 2013

New York Dinner Gala to benefit Wexford Festival Opera 2013

Date : 18th September, 2013

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Since 1951 Wexford Festival Opera has presented a unique and remarkable Festival to Irish & Inteational audiences. Featuring rarely performed and undiscovered operas of the highest inteational standard, the Festival has gaered worldwide critical and audience acclaim, in a small and welcoming medieval Irish town. It is one of Ireland’s greatest success stories on the inteational stage.

Founded 62 years ago by volunteers, the Festival is now presented annually in Ireland’s only purpose-built, award-winning, and state-of-the-art opera house.

To this day, Wexford Festival Opera involves an entire community of local volunteers.

Recently nominated for Festival Opera of the Year Award at the Inteational Opera Awards, Wexford Festival Opera continues to celebrate excellence and inclusion, while providing access to, and a platform for, new and emerging Irish and global talent.

The 62nd Wexford Festival Opera will run for 12 days from Wednesday, 23 October until Sunday, 3 November 2013.
AMERICAN FRIENDS OF WEXFORD OPERA COMMITTEE
HONORARY PATRON
Loretta Brennan Glucksman
DINNER CHAIRMAN
Shane Naughton, President, Inundata

cordially invite you to the

Wexford Festival Opera New York Dinner Gala

WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 18, 2013
General Reception – 7:00 pm
Dinner and Performance – 8:00 pm
Attire – Black Tie
MANDARIN ORIENTAL NEW YORK
80 Columbus Circle at 60th St.,
New York City   

Dr. T. Pearse Lyons, a leading Irish American entrepreneur founded Alltech in 1980. He has since developed it into a global leader in its field employing almost 3,000 people operating in 128 countries around the world, with annual sales in excess of $750 million. The Wexford Opera Patron of the Arts Award recognises Dr. Lyons’ enduring support for the performing arts, in particular the developing of emerging operatic talent, a mission shared by Wexford Opera, primarily through his patronage of the Alltech Vocal Scholarship Programme at the University of Kentucky Opera Theatre.

Angela Meade is considered to be one of the outstanding vocalists of her generation, only five years since making her professional debut. Her European debut followed soon after when she performed in Wexford in the title role of its 2010 production of Mercadante’s rarely performed Virginia. As one of Wexford’s must successful alumnus, Angela has since then performed in numerous lead roles in major opera houses and festivals worldwide to widespread critical and audience acclaim, winning 57 vocal competitions to date, including many of the opera world’s most important prizes.

Packages       

Maestro Package – $35,000
• Elite table of 12 with prominent placement and the opportunity to have a Wexford Opera Performer at your table
• Name and logo on signage and projected on screens at the event
• Prominent verbal recognition during event
• Recognition on the Wexford Festival Opera website
• Four VIP Invitations to attend the Wexford Festival Opera in Ireland October 23–November 3, 2013 to include all event ticketing, accommodation and hospitality arrangements
• A full page advertisement in the Dinner Gala Program Book
• Listing as a sponsor in 2013 Wexford Festival Opera printed materials

Bravura Package – $25,000
• Select table of 10 with prominent placement and the opportunity to have a Wexford Opera Performer at your table
• Name and logo on signage and projected on screens at the event
• Prominent verbal recognition during event
• Two VIP Invitations to attend the Wexford Festival Opera in Ireland October 23–November 3, 2013 to include all event ticketing, accommodation and hospitality arrangements
• Listing in the Dinner Gala Program Book
• Recognition on the Wexford Festival Opera website

Aria Package – $15,000
• Prime table of 10
• Name and logo on signage and projected on screens at the event
• Listing in the Dinner Gala Program Book
• Recognition on the Wexford Festival Opera website

Ensemble Table – $10,000
• Select table of 10
• Listing in the Dinner Gala Program Book

Soloist Ticket – $750

     

ADVERTISING OPPORTUNITIES IN THE GALA PROGRAM BOOK
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• Inside Covers: $2,500
• Back Cover: $3,000

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Reservations


The American Ireland Fund has established the support of Wexford Festival Opera as one of its important cultural goals and is joining with us in hosting this event.

Reservation Form

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Please make checks payable to The American Ireland Fund and mail to The American Ireland Fund, 211 Congress Street, 10th Floor, Boston, MA 02110.
Please indicate your payment is for Wexford Festival Opera New York Dinner Gala.

If you would like to pay by credit card, please call 617-574-0720.


The American Ireland Fund is a 501(c)(3) organization and your gift, less projected dinner cost of $220 per person, is fully deductible according to law.
 

For additional information and reservations, please contact Carla Capone at 212.213.1166
or e-mail: wexfordopera@carlacapone.com

 

A Message from American Friends of Wexford Opera
Dinner Gala Chairman Shane Naughton

On September 18, 2013 the world renowned Wexford Festival Opera will host its Inaugural New York Dinner Gala at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel.  This Inaugural Gala is an opportunity for Wexford Opera to showcase emerging and established talent in the world of opera to its American friends, as it has done annually in Wexford since its foundation 62 years ago.

As Dinner Chairman, I am honored to announce that the headliner for the evening is US award winning soprano, Angela Meade, who will appear at the gala courtesy of the Metropolitan Opera. Ms. Meade made her European debut in Wexford in 2010 and since then has performed worldwide winning many of the opera world’s most important prizes.  The Inaugural Wexford Opera Patron of the Arts Award will be presented to Dr. T. Pearse Lyons, Founder & President of Alltech.  We are pleased to recognize Dr. Lyons’ enduring support for the performing arts, in particular the developing of emerging operatic talent, a mission shared by Wexford Opera, primarily through his patronage of the Alltech Vocal Scholarship Programme at the University of Kentucky Opera Theatre.

Each year thousands of people travel to Wexford from the Unites States and across the globe to discover rare operatic gems and emerging inteational opera talent performed to the highest possible performance and production standards in the Festival’s state-of-the-art home: Wexford Opera House, which is the last major cultural infrastructural development in Ireland and is also Ireland’s only purpose-built Opera House. Recently nominated as the best inteational opera festival at the Inteational Opera Awards and voted by readers of Frommer’s as one of the top three opera destinations in the world, Wexford Festival Opera has gaered audience and critical acclaim since its foundation in 1951.
     

Wexford Opera has been crucial in furthering the careers of numerous inteational opera stars such as Juan Diego Florez and Josef Calleja, and emerging and established American operatic talent including  Brian Mulligan, Barbara Quintiliani and Bryan Hymel, and of course Angela Meade who will be performing at the gala.  We have a unique evening planned and I promise that you will not be disappointed, whether you are an opera buff or a debutant!

The proceeds from this glittering event will enable Wexford to produce and present one of its three main stage operas this season to capacity inteational audiences in the hugely impressive Wexford Opera House.  If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to call our event manager Carla Capone at 212-213-1166 or via email at wexfordopera@carlacapone.com. Thank you in advance for your consideration and I greatly look forward to you joining us for a memorable evening on September 18th.     

Sincerely,

Shane Naughton
President
Inundata