IMPRESARIO

Impresario

An impresario is a person who organizes and often finances concerts, plays or operas; analogous to a artist manager, a film or television producer. The origin of the term is to be found in the social and economic world of Italian opera, where from the mid-18th century to the 1830s, the impresario was the key figure in the organization of a lyric season. The owners of the theatre, usually noble amateurs, charged the impresario with hiring a composer, for until the 1850s operas on stage were expected to be new, as well as gathering the necessary costumes, sets, orchestra, and singers, all while assuming considerable financial risks. In 1786 Mozart satirized the ...

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impresario

Noun

  1. A manager or producer in the entertainment industry, especially music or theatre.


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