Impresario
/ˌɪm.prəˈsɑːr.i.oʊ/noun
A person who organizes and finances a public entertainment, especially opera or a concert series.
Did you know?Impresario comes through Italian from the same Latin root as **pressure** and **impress**, so the “man behind the curtain” was originally tied to the idea of pressing a mark into matter.
Etymological Timeline
Latin
Latin
premere
“to press, squeeze, or push down”
Late Latin
Latin
impressus
“pressed in, stamped, imprinted”
Italian
Italian
impresario
“one who undertakes or manages an enterprise; later, a theatrical manager”
18th Century
English
impresario
“a manager or organizer of musical or theatrical productions”
Modern English
English
impresario
“a person who arranges and finances public entertainment”