Noun
Russian ballet impresario who founded the Russian ballet and later introduced it to the West (1872-1929)
Source: WordNetApollo represented a return to form in response to Sergei Diaghilev 's abstract ballets. Source: Internet
Early life and career Portrait of Sergei Diaghilev by Valentin Serov (1904) Portrait of Serge Diaghilev with His Nanny, by Léon Bakst (1906). Source: Internet
He first achieved international fame with three ballets commissioned by the impresario Sergei Diaghilev and first performed in Paris by Diaghilev's Ballets Russes : The Firebird (1910), Petrushka (1911) and The Rite of Spring (1913). Source: Internet
Sergei Diaghilev was born to a wealthy and cultured family in Selishchi ( Novgorod Governorate ), Russia ; his father, Pavel Pavlovich, was a cavalry colonel, but the family's money came mainly from vodka distilleries. Source: Internet
Russian impresario Sergei Diaghilev persuaded Cocteau to write a scenario for a ballet, which resulted in Parade in 1917. Source: Internet