Impresario
//ˌɪmpɹɪˈsɑːɹɪəʊ// noun
noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A manager or producer in the entertainment industry, especially music or theatre.
- 2 a sponsor who books and stages public entertainments wordnet
Example
More examples"American jazz impresario George Wein turned 80 years old this month, but age isn't slowing down this globe-trotting music promoter. His pioneering series of jazz festivals, which started with private and public events in the 1950s in Newport, Rhode Island, and continue with this week's (Oct 28–30) Warsaw Jazz Festival in Poland, are credited with bringing the music festival concept to popular music. Year after year, they've also been showcasing the world's best jazz musicians, who readily praise Mr. Wein for his contributions to jazz."
Etymology
From Italian impresario.
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