virtuosa
Exceptionally skilled woman
A virtuosa is a female virtuoso—a woman with exceptional skill in music or another art.
The term is the Italian feminine form, though virtuoso now serves for any gender in English.
Virtuosa appears occasionally when emphasizing a woman's mastery: She was celebrated as a piano virtuosa in Vienna's concert halls.
Distinguished musical leader
- soloistUnaccompanied performer
- divaCelebrated female vocalist
- prima donnaTemperamental, self-important person
- sopranoHighest female voice range
pianist · violinist · cellist · prodigy · concertmaster · instrumentalist · vocalist · coloratura
Solo musical performance
- concertoSolo-and-orchestra composition
- sonataMulti-movement instrumental composition
- symphonyExtended composition for orchestra
- operaTheatrical art combining song
aria · encore · debut · premiere · cadenza · solo · standing ovation · bravura
Person of rare brilliance
- prodigyGifted youth with rare talent
- savantPerson of profound learning
- adeptHighly capable, well-versed
- expertHighly skilled practitioner
wizard · accomplished · exceptional · brilliant · gifted · talented · skilled · phenomenal
Exceptional technical skill
- repertoireWorks ready to perform
- interpretationAssigned meaning
- improvisationSpontaneous, unplanned creation
- techniqueSkilled way of performing
phrasing · articulation · intonation · vibrato · cadence · dynamics · ornamentation · sight-reading
maestro
Distinguished musical leader
- soloistUnaccompanied performer
- divaCelebrated female vocalist
- prima donnaTemperamental, self-important person
soprano · pianist · violinist · cellist · prodigy · concertmaster · instrumentalist · vocalist · coloratura · mezzo-soprano
recital
Solo musical performance
- concertoSolo-and-orchestra composition
- sonataMulti-movement instrumental composition
- symphonyExtended composition for orchestra
opera · aria · encore · debut · premiere · cadenza · solo · standing ovation · bravura · showpiece
genius
Person of rare brilliance
- prodigyGifted youth with rare talent
- savantPerson of profound learning
- adeptHighly capable, well-versed
expert · wizard · accomplished · exceptional · brilliant · gifted · talented · skilled · phenomenal · precocious
virtuosity
Exceptional technical skill
- repertoireWorks ready to perform
- interpretationAssigned meaning
- improvisationSpontaneous, unplanned creation
technique · phrasing · articulation · intonation · vibrato · cadence · dynamics · ornamentation · sight-reading · fingering
passion
Intense emotional drive
- emotionComplex psychological state
- lyricismExpressive, melodic quality
- nuanceSlight shade of difference
sensitivity · soulful · fervor · pathos · eloquence · resonance · timbre · expressiveness · depth · feeling
virtuosanovice
Inexperienced newcomer to field
beginner · incompetent · neophyte · tyro · bungler
virtuosaamateur
Nonprofessional participant
dilettante · hobbyist · nonprofessional · dabbler · Sunday painter
- virtuous circlesSelf-amplifying positive dynamics
- virtuous cycleSelf-perpetuating beneficial pattern
- piano virtuosoMaster of the keys
- guitar virtuoso
- virtuoso performanceDisplay of exceptional skill
- virtuous lifeExistence guided by ethics