Impresario

Impresario

Impresario, from the Italian "impresa," an enterprise or undertaking,Impresario: A person who organises and often finances concerts, plays or operas. Origin: mid 18th century, from Italian "impresa," ‘undertaking.’ "New Oxford American Dictionary." "Impresa:" enterprise; deed; company. "Mondadori's Pocket Italian • English / English • Italian Dictionary."] is a traditional term still very much in use in the entertainment industry for a manager or producer of concerts, tours and other events in music, opera, theatrecite web |url= http://www.asiaweek.com/asiaweek/magazine/nations/0,8782,166488,00.html |title= Private Triumph. |author= Craig Thomas |work= Asia Week |date= 13 July 2001 |quote= ] and even rodeo.cite web |url= http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,758293,00.html |title= Broadway Rodeo |work= TIME magazine |date= 18 October 1937 |quote= ] It is sometimes misspelled ‘impressario.’

The term is occasionally applied to others, such as art museum curatorscite web |url= http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,844168,00.html |title= New Impresario for the Showcase |work= TIME magazine |date= 24 November 1967 |quote= ] and conference organisers, [http://www.aiga.org/content.cfm/medalist-richardsaulwurman Champion of explication through design and design conference impresario] Richard Saul Wurman, 2004 AIGA Medalist. ] who take a lead role in orchestrating events.

Jacques-Yves Cousteau said of himself that he was an impresario of scientists [ [http://www.bartleby.com/63/1/3101.html Jacques-Yves Cousteau] on "Bartleby.com"] 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.cite web |url= http://www.nytimes.com/2005/10/25/science/sciencespecial2/25darw.html |title= Long-Ago Rivals Are Dual Impresarios of Darwin's Oeuvre |author= Nicholas Wade |work= The New York Times |date= October 25 2005 |quote= ]

Notable impresarios

* Rudolf Bing
* Sergei Diaghilev
* Richard D'Oyly Carte
* David Ferguson
* Fortune Gallo
* Bill Gaither
* Bill Graham
* Ian Hunter
* Sol Hurok
* Quincy Jones
* Lincoln Kirstein
* Cameron Mackintosh
* Robert Newman
* Ernesto de Quesada
* Aaron Richmond
* Irvin Feld

References

ee also

* Entrepreneur
* Promoter (entertainment)
* Theatrical producer


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  • impresario — imprésario ou impresario [ ɛ̃presarjo; ɛ̃prezarjo ] n. m. • 1949, 1753; it. impresario « entrepreneur », de impresa « entreprise » 1 ♦ Anciennt Directeur d une entreprise théâtrale. « L Impresario de Smyrne », de Goldoni. 2 ♦ Mod. Personne qui s… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Impresario — Sm Künstleragent per. Wortschatz fach. (18. Jh.) Entlehnung. Entlehnt aus it. impresario, zu it. impresa f. Unternehmen , zu l. prehendere, (prehēnsum) fassen, ergreifen, nehmen und l. in . Die Schreibung zunächst mit ss (durch falschen Anschluß… …   Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache

  • impresario — im‧pre‧sa‧ri‧o [ˌɪmprˈsɑːriəʊ ǁ rioʊ] noun [countable] someone who owns a business that organizes performances in theatres, concert halls etc: • a rock impresario * * * impresario UK US /ˌɪmprəˈsɑːriəʊ/ noun [C] (plural impresarios) ► a person… …   Financial and business terms

  • impresario — impresário (impresȃrio) m <G ija> DEFINICIJA 1. pov. voditelj operne družine u 18. i 19. st. 2. onaj koji se brine o angažmanu glumaca i drugih umjetnika; agent, menadžer, producent ETIMOLOGIJA tal. impresario …   Hrvatski jezični portal

  • impresario — {{/stl 13}}{{stl 8}}rz. mos V, lm M. impresarioriowie, D. impresarioriów {{/stl 8}}{{stl 7}} osoba organizująca koncerty, widowiska, przedstawienia itp., zajmująca się organizowaniem wystąpień, spotkań, konferencji danego artysty, sportowca,… …   Langenscheidt Polski wyjaśnień

  • impresário — (impresȃrio) m 〈G ija〉 1. {{001f}}pov. voditelj operne družine u 18. i 19. st. 2. {{001f}}onaj koji se brine o angažmanu glumaca i drugih umjetnika; menadžer, agent, producent ✧ {{001f}}tal …   Veliki rječnik hrvatskoga jezika

  • impresario — (n.) 1746, from It. impresario operatic manager, lit. undertaker (of a business), from impresa undertaking, fem. of impreso, pp. of imprendere undertake, from V.L. imprendere, from assimilated form of in into, in, on, onto (see IN (Cf. in ) (2))… …   Etymology dictionary

  • Impresario — »Künstler , Konzertagent«: Das Fremdwort wurde im 18. Jh. aus it. impresario »Theaterunternehmer« entlehnt, einer Bildung zu it. impresa »Unternehmen« …   Das Herkunftswörterbuch

  • Impresario — Im pre*sa ri*o, n.; pl. {Impresarios}. [It., from impresa enterprise.] 1. The projector, manager, or conductor, of an opera or concert company. [1913 Webster] 2. Hence, broadly: Any manager who organizes performances of a group. [PJC] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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