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
In 1874, when a friend suggested that Hagenbeck display Indigenous Sami herders alongside his next shipment of Scandinavian reindeer, the impresario needed no convincing.
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Shoshi Parks, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 June 2025
By then, the heyday of celebrity impresarios and their dining empires had passed.
—Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 5 May 2025
But the impresario of the flower show is not much of a gardener.
—James Barron, New York Times, 1 May 2025
But Carl Hagenbeck, a German animal trader and entertainment impresario, had a different vision of what zoos could be.
—Shoshi Parks, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 June 2025
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Shoshi Parks, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 June 2025
By then, the heyday of celebrity impresarios and their dining empires had passed.
—Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 5 May 2025
But the impresario of the flower show is not much of a gardener.
—James Barron, New York Times, 1 May 2025
But Carl Hagenbeck, a German animal trader and entertainment impresario, had a different vision of what zoos could be.
—Shoshi Parks, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for impresario
Recent Examples of Synonyms for impresario
Noun
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The actor, along with an assistant director, were accused of raping an extra on the set of 2004's Hustle & Flow, but charges against them were later dropped, according to Variety.—
Carson Blackwelder,
People.com,
26 July 2025
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Still, the state of regional bus service remains a concern, according to Megan Owens, executive director of the regional advocacy group Transportation Riders United.—
Eric D. Lawrence,
Freep.com,
26 July 2025
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Executive producers are Ollie Madden and Farhana Bhula for Film4, William Horberg and Richard Lewis for Closer Media, Tim Headington, Lia Buman and Neil Shah for Tango, and Dennis Masel and Gabrielle Nadig for Storm City.—
Jordan Moreau,
Variety,
24 July 2025
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Co-creator Neil Gaiman is an executive producer on the Netflix series and will also be involved in the special add-on.—
Christopher Rudolph,
People.com,
24 July 2025
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“Impresario.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impresario. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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