In classical music, a bravura is a virtuosic passage intended to show off the skill of a performer, generally as a solo, and often in a cadenza. It can also be used as an adjective ("a bravura passage", "her bravura piece"), or to refer to a performance of extraordinary virtuosity. The term comes from the Italian language for great skill.
Popular culture
Bravura is the female bard in Asterix and the Secret Weapon who is set up as an example of woman empowerment by the women of Asterix's village.
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