Diaghilev

[ dee-ah-guh-lef; Russian dyah-gyi-lyif ]

noun

1. Ser·gei Pa·vlo·vich [sur-, gey, pav-, loh, -vich, syir-, gyey, puh-, vlaw, -vyich], 1872–1929, Russian ballet producer.

Diaghilev

/ ˈdjaɡɪlif /

noun

1. DiaghilevSergei Pavlovich18721929MRussianDANCE: ballet impresario Sergei Pavlovich (sɪrˈɡjej ˈpavləvitʃ). 1872–1929, Russian ballet impresario. He founded (1909) and directed (1909–29) the Ballet Russe in Paris, introducing Russian ballet to the West

Example Sentences

Its director was Serge Diaghilev, and it endured until 1904.

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