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im·pre·sa·ri·o (ĭm'prĭ-sär'ē-ō', -sâr'-)  |
[Italian, from impresa, undertaking, from feminine past participle of imprendere, to undertake, from Vulgar Latin *imprēndere. See emprise.]
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(im-pruh-SAR-ee-o)
noun
1. An organizer, promoter, or manager of public entertainments, such as a ballet, opera, concert, or theater company.
2. Any manager or director.
Etymology
From Italian impresario (one who undertakes a business), from impresa (undertaking), from Vulgar Latin imprendere (to undertake).
| Fine Arts Dictionary: impresario |
A sponsor or producer of entertainment, especially someone who works with opera or ballet companies or performers of classical music.
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I am not a scientist. I am, rather, an impresario of scientists.
— Jacques Cousteau, explorer and filmmaker.
| Wikipedia: Impresario |
Impresario (from the Italian impresa, an enterprise or undertaking[1]) is a traditional term still in use in the entertainment industry for a producer of concerts, tours and other events in music, opera, theatre[2] and even rodeo.[3] (It is sometimes misspelled ‘impressario.’) Historically significant impresarios in the traditional sense include Rudolf Bing, Sergei Diaghilev, Richard D'Oyly Carte, Fortune Gallo, and Sol Hurok.
The term is occasionally applied to others, such as art museum curators[4] and conference organisers,[5] who take a lead role in orchestrating events.
Jacques-Yves Cousteau said of himself that he was an impresario of scientists[6] as an explorer and filmmaker who worked with scientists in underwater exploration. Nicholas Wade described James D. Watson and E. O. Wilson in The New York Times as impresarios of Charles Darwin's works.[7]
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| Translations: Impresario |
Dansk (Danish)
n. - impresario
Nederlands (Dutch)
impresario, theateragent
Français (French)
n. - impresario
Deutsch (German)
n. - Impresario, künstlerischer Direktor
Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (θεατρικός) ιμπρεσάριος, πράκτορας
Português (Portuguese)
n. - empresário (m)
Español (Spanish)
n. - empresario
Svenska (Swedish)
n. - impressario
中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
演出者, 经理人
中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 演出者, 經理人
日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 興行主, 監督, マネージャー
العربيه (Arabic)
(الاسم) مدير الفرقه الموسيقيه
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