impresario

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 The horror impresario outlined three reasons the cyborg sequel performed significantly worse than its predecessor at the box office. Ryan Coleman Updated, EW.com, 3 July 2025 The Grammy-winning impresario stands convicted of two counts of a crime — transportation to engage in prostitution — that carries a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison. Michael R. Sisak, Chicago Tribune, 2 July 2025 In 1874, when a friend suggested that Hagenbeck display Indigenous Sami herders alongside his next shipment of Scandinavian reindeer, the impresario needed no convincing. Shoshi Parks, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 June 2025 This round, President Trump is the art impresario in chief. Brian T. Allen, National Review, 5 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for impresario
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Noun
  • Mid-summer changes to United’s revolving credit facility indicated a switch in strategy, and there was a more aggressive approach in the market following a summit in Iceland between Sir Jim Ratcliffe, chief executive Omar Berrada and director of football Jason Wilcox.
    James McNicholas, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Rice steps up for statewide commemoration Eric George, a deputy athletic director at Rice University, started a conversation about doing something to recognize the flood victims.
    Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Sep. 2025
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  • Visitors attend the booth of German car producer Volkswagen Group on the opening day of the IAA MOBILITY 2025 automobile fair on September 09, 2025 in Munich, Germany.
    Sam Meredith, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2025
  • The not-so-subtle launching of Golden Globes/BAFTA/Oscars buzz around this or that theatrical product is difficult to ignite, and the producers need a toehold in North America.
    Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025

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“Impresario.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impresario. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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