Diaghilev

American  

[dee-ah-guh-lef, dyah-gyi-lyif] / diˈɑ gəˌlɛf, ˈdyɑ gyɪ lyɪf /

noun

1. Sergei Pavlovich 1872–1929, Russian ballet producer.

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Diaghilev British  

/ ˈdjaɡɪlif /

noun

1. 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

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Example Sentences

This collection’s pink and white aquarelle palette evoked the vibrant style of the Ballets Russes as envisioned by Léon Bakst and Sergei Diaghilev.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 23, 2024

There’s a postcard from Pablo Picasso scribbled so hastily that it’s hard to imagine it ever reached his Russian friend, Sergei Diaghilev.

From Washington Post • Feb. 12, 2019

Serge Diaghilev was not a choreographer at all, but he had the energy and discernment to foster young people who were.

From The New Yorker • Feb. 11, 2019

I studied with his wife, Vera Nemtchinova, who was out of the Diaghilev company.

From New York Times • Jan. 8, 2019

Stravinsky’s first spell of collaboration with Diaghilev comprised three ballets: The Firebird in 1910, Petrushka in 1911 and The Rite of Spring in 1913.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall