impresario
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8.8
- noun
- /ˌɪmprɪˈzɑːrioʊ/
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impresario
- I remember reading that you are a nightclub impresario in your early days before your TV days.
As 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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5.1
A person who pays for and manages a play or musical
A person or company that organizes, advertises, and pays for public events like concerts
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.