impresario
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
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.
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