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Definition of Diaghilev

1. Noun. Russian ballet impresario who founded the Russian ballet and later introduced it to the West (1872-1929).

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Literary usage of Diaghilev

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Hollywood & the Best of Los Angeles Alive! by Robert White, Phyllis White (2002)
"The California Restaurant Writers Association voted diaghilev its supreme ... diaghilev offers a great dining experience with the possibility of seeing a ..."

2. Russia, To-day and To-morrow by Pavel Nikolaevich Mili︠u︡kov (1922)
"The stage has become the center of Russian artistic activity abroad since about fifteen years ago: since 1906, when Serge diaghilev came to Paris. ..."

3. Russia, To-day and To-morrow by Pavel Nikolaevich Mili︠u︡kov (1922)
"The stage has become the center of Russian artistic activity abroad since about fifteen years ago: since 1906, when Serge diaghilev came to Paris. ..."

4. Who's Who in Proust by Patrick Alexander (2007)
"things Russian and she entertained Stravinsky, Nijinsky, diaghilev and the cast of the Ballet Russe. Parisians loved the culture of their new allies. ..."

5. Grove's Dictionary of Music and Musicians: Being the Sixth Volume of the by Charles Newell Boyd, Waldo Selden Pratt (1920)
"... In 1914-15 he was concertmaster of the Russian Symphony Orchestra in New York, in 1915-17 of the diaghilev Ballet, and in 1918-19 of the Boston Symphony ..."

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