as in director
a person who manages a performance (such as a concert or play)
It was the actor's dream to work under the renowned impresario.
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Miles’ statement is rooted in the actions of agency heads, art impresarios and museum staff in the 20th century.
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Debra Utacia Krol, USA TODAY, 28 Nov. 2024
The ballerina Maria Tallchief was having dinner with her husband, the choreographer George Balanchine, at the Russian Tea Room in Manhattan when the impresario Sol Hurok approached their table.
—Meryl Cates, New York Times, 20 Jan. 2025
The movie perks up when Michael Keaton and Eva Green arrive as a ruthless impresario and his sensitive acrobat girlfriend, and Burton envisions his obvious Disneyland analog as a capitalist hellscape.
—Josh Bell, Vulture, 20 Dec. 2024
In Arzner’s film, Judy’s dream of being a ballerina comes true thanks to a helpful secretary (Katharine Alexander) and a smitten ballet impresario (Ralph Bellamy) who can offer her a chance to dance with a real ballet company.
—Marya E. Gates, IndieWire, 13 Jan. 2025
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Debra Utacia Krol, USA TODAY, 28 Nov. 2024
The ballerina Maria Tallchief was having dinner with her husband, the choreographer George Balanchine, at the Russian Tea Room in Manhattan when the impresario Sol Hurok approached their table.
—Meryl Cates, New York Times, 20 Jan. 2025
The movie perks up when Michael Keaton and Eva Green arrive as a ruthless impresario and his sensitive acrobat girlfriend, and Burton envisions his obvious Disneyland analog as a capitalist hellscape.
—Josh Bell, Vulture, 20 Dec. 2024
In Arzner’s film, Judy’s dream of being a ballerina comes true thanks to a helpful secretary (Katharine Alexander) and a smitten ballet impresario (Ralph Bellamy) who can offer her a chance to dance with a real ballet company.
—Marya E. Gates, IndieWire, 13 Jan. 2025
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“Impresario.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impresario. Accessed 19 Feb. 2025.
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