impresario Hear it!

impresario Definition

im·pre·sa·rio (im′prə sä′rē ō, -ser′ē-)

noun pl. impresarios -·rios

the organizer, manager, or director of an opera or ballet company, concert series, etc.

Etymology: It < impresa, enterprise < imprendere, to undertake < VL *imprehendere: see emprise

impresario Synonyms

impresario

n.

producer, stage director, manager; see director 2, leader 3.

impresario Usage Examples

Converse of subject

  • hear: These were performed in St Petersburg in 1909 and heard by the impresario Sergei Diaghilev.

Converse of object

  • become: It was a big hit and Allan Carr became an impresario by the time he was 20.
  • turn: The Greek drummer turned r&b impresario hired our boy after hearing his version of Please, Please, Please apparently.

Adjective modifier

  • theatrical: The show was owned by ATV which was owned by theatrical impresario Lew Grade.
  • Russian: He was able to realize his ideas through Ballets Russes, a new company organized by Russian impresario Sergei Diaghilev.
  • musical: I for Novello Ivor Novello, a musical impresario, perhaps later " Ivor the engine, " a children's book.
  • American: His talent was recognized by American impresario Colonel Bateman who promptly whisked him off to the Lyceum Theater where he made his name.
  • late: The late impresario and life peer Lew Grade fled the Ukraine to become one of the giants in British television.

Noun used with modifier

  • pop: Media Head: Brendan O'Sullivan, MA, PGCE Last year, an honorary doctorate was awarded to local pop music impresario Pete Waterman.
  • rap: She also got asked to the exclusive after-show party, hosted by rap impresario Sean 'P.
  • circus: Phineas T. Barnum, circus impresario, born 1910.
  • ballet: After successful auditions for the ballet impresario Sergei Diaghilev, all four dancers were accepted into the Ballets Russes.