impresario
noun
[ ˌɪmprɪˈsɑːrɪəʊ ]
• a person who organizes and often finances concerts, plays, or operas.
Similar:
organizer,
manager,
producer,
stage manager,
promotor,
publicist,
showman,
controller,
arranger,
fixer,
financier,
money man,
director,
conductor,
maestro,
Origin:
mid 18th century: from Italian, from impresa ‘undertaking’.
