Hurok
Americannoun
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Marian Anderson was a tall, resolute woman who, according to her prestigious agent, the impresario Sol Hurok, “walked with the grace of a queen.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
Impresario Sol Hurok, who had championed opera star Marian Anderson, persuaded her to become an opera singer and landed her a pivotal audition with the City Opera.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 27, 2017
But at least you’ll have something to think about while you’re watching stuff get blowed up—even if it’s not, in the immortal words of SCTV’s Billy Sol Hurok, getting blowed up real good.
From Time ● Jun. 24, 2016
His first job as a teen-ager had been as a part-time usher at the Met, and he worked for the classical-music impresario Sol Hurok.
From The New Yorker ● Mar. 16, 2015
In the midst of all this controversy, Walter White and Sol Hurok began to discuss the possibility of a free outdoor concert by Anderson.
From "The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights" by Russell Freedman
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