impresario
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8.8
- noun
- /ˌɪmprɪˈzɑːrioʊ/
- I remember reading that you are a nightclub impresario in your early days before your TV days.
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Watch on YouTubeAs the Grand Impresario of Commencement.
- As the Grand Impresario of Commencement.
- I remember reading that you are a nightclub impresario in your early days before your TV days.
- All great showrunners that people know, you know, maybe they don't know the title showrunner, but you know, these impresarios.
- And I was impresario of that, OK.
Examples
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I thought of myself as an impresario and had the kind of life that made me very happy.
Fiction book (1999) -
Give the impresario a little room.
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You are my good friend and I am the impresario of Napoleon High School.
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It's with Arthur Fox, the biggest impresario in New York.
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And Cameron Mackintosh, the producer, who is just an incredible theater impresario, understands the material inside and out.
Blog text (11) -
A great impresario cultivates, supports, and facilitates the work of artists and is a guide, collaborator, and friend.
Academic text (1995) -
Ah, the Orpheum Theater and Leopold Doppler, manager and impresario.
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The impresario organized an incredible concert featuring several famous artists.
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After years in the industry, the impresario finally launched his own theater company.
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As an impresario, she was responsible for financing and promoting the annual opera festival.
Synonyms
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4.0
A person or company that organizes and advertises public events like concerts
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4.4
A man who entertains people at public shows or events
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4.3
A person or company that organizes, advertises, and pays for public events like concerts
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5.1
A person who pays for and manages a play or musical
How Prominent
Surface Forms
Etymology
Impresario comes from the Italian impresa, meaning 'enterprise' or 'project'. Think of the English word enterprise: an impresario is someone who takes on and often pays for big entertainment projects, like concerts or plays.