Diaghilev

American

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

noun

Sergei Pavlovich 1872–1929, Russian ballet producer.

Diaghilev British

/ ˈdjaɡɪlif /

noun

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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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

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

From New York Times • Jan. 8, 2019

Armed with a Blackwing and a Kum Wedge, I sat down to write and commanded my new pencil to, in the words of Diaghilev, astonish me.

From Salon • Dec. 1, 2018

By commissioning Stravinsky for the 1910 season, no one could accuse Diaghilev of being sheepish with his choice of composer.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall

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