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Hurok

American  
[hyoor-ok, yoor-] / ˈhjʊər ɒk, ˈjʊər- /

noun

  1. Sol(omon), 1888–1974, U.S. impresario, born in Russia.


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But shortly before the premiere, the Royal Ballet’s American impresario, Sol Hurok, pushed for bigger stars.

From Washington Post Mar. 14, 2023

By November Ms. Munsel had signed a three-year contract with the impresario Sol Hurok for a guaranteed $120,000.

From New York Times Aug. 10, 2016

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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