impresario

Definition of impresarionext
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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Recent Examples of impresario Impressed with his work, fashion-industry impresario Robert Duffy contacted Jacobs. — José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 18 Aug. 2026 Feeding such fantasies is the job of impresarios like Rachel Sussman. — William Baldwin, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026 Beyond the food and drink, the gracious impresario also credits Mille Fleurs’ longevity to consistency. — Catharine Kaufman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Aug. 2026 Two rising progeny of big names sharing space on a call sheet would be surreal enough, but the series that small screen impresario Ryan Murphy adapted from the novel by Bret Easton Ellis goes one step further. — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 30 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for impresario
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Noun
  • Vance Tsuda, the system's project director, said there hasn't been a single crash or injury associated with automation.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026
  • For this latest special occasion, the designer opted to wear a red leopard print set from her namesake label’s Fall 2026 collection by its new artistic director Henry Zankov, who was also in attendance.
    — Ariel Bielsky, Vogue, 24 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • The partnership made Jay-Z, born Shawn Carter, and Roc Nation a co-producer of the halftime show and NFL social justice initiatives.
    — Aoife Walsh, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2026
  • This is the Leeds full-length that sounds most like the previous one, despite the producer typically showing great range even across his individual monikers.
    — Daniel Bromfield, Pitchfork, 27 Oct. 2026

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“Impresario.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impresario. Accessed 29 Oct. 2026.

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