virtuosa

[ vur-choo-oh-suh ]
/ ˌvɜr tʃuˈoʊ sə /

noun

a female virtuoso; a woman with exceptional talent or skill, especially in music.

Example sentences from the Web for virtuosa

  • In her dual rle of wife and virtuosa she was the first to secure proper recognition for her husband's genius.

  • He had enjoyed lessons from Teresa Carreño, but the beautiful Venezuelan was not then the virtuosa of to-day.

    Unicorns |James Huneker
  • Mademoiselle Lamande is, without question, the virtuosa the most spirituelle, the most troublante of our epoch.'

    To Tell You the Truth |Leonard Merrick