It premiered on 2 October 2003 at the Mahalia Jackson Theater in New Orleans conducted by Robert Lyall with Yali-Marie Williams in the title role. In 2001 New Orleans Opera commissioned Thea Musgrave to compose a new opera for the 2003 celebrations of the Louisiana Purchase bicentennial. On the suggestion of the company's General Director Robert Lyall, Musgrave chose Micaela Almonester, Baroness de Pontalba as her subject.
It premiered on 2 October 2003 at the Mahalia Jackson Theater in New Orleans conducted by Robert Lyall with Yali-Marie Williams in the title role.
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
it
It
PRON
PRP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
premier
premiered
VERB
VBD
case
on
on
ADP
IN
nummod
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
2
2
NUM
CD
obl
Number=Sing
October
October
PROPN
NNP
nummod
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
2003
2003
NUM
CD
case
at
at
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
compound
Number=Sing
Mahalia
Mahalia
PROPN
NNP
compound
Number=Sing
Jackson
Jackson
PROPN
NNP
obl
Number=Sing
Theater
Theater
PROPN
NNP
case
in
in
ADP
IN
amod
Degree=Pos
New
New
ADJ
NNP
nmod
Number=Sing
Orleans
Orleans
PROPN
NNP
acl
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
conduct
conducted
VERB
VBN
case
by
by
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
Robert
Robert
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Lyall
Lyall
PROPN
NNP
case
with
with
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
Yali
Yali
PROPN
NNP
punct
-
-
PUNCT
HYPH
flat
Number=Sing
Marie
Marie
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Williams
Williams
PROPN
NNP
case
in
in
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
compound
Number=Sing
title
title
NOUN
NN
obl
Number=Sing
role
role
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
In 2001 New Orleans Opera commissioned Thea Musgrave to compose a new opera for the 2003 celebrations of the Louisiana Purchase bicentennial.
case
in
In
ADP
IN
obl
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
2001
2001
NUM
CD
amod
Degree=Pos
New
New
ADJ
NNP
compound
Number=Sing
Orleans
Orleans
PROPN
NNP
nsubj
Number=Sing
Opera
Opera
PROPN
NNP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
commission
commissioned
VERB
VBD
obj
Number=Sing
Thea
Thea
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Musgrave
Musgrave
PROPN
NNP
mark
to
to
PART
TO
advcl
VerbForm=Inf
compose
compose
VERB
VB
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
new
new
ADJ
JJ
obj
Number=Sing
opera
opera
NOUN
NN
case
for
for
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
compound
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
2003
2003
NUM
CD
obl
Number=Plur
celebration
celebrations
NOUN
NNS
case
of
of
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
compound
Number=Sing
Louisiana
Louisiana
PROPN
NNP
compound
Number=Sing
purchase
Purchase
PROPN
NNP
nmod
Number=Sing
bicentennial
bicentennial
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
On the suggestion of the company's General Director Robert Lyall, Musgrave chose Micaela Almonester, Baroness de Pontalba as her subject.
case
on
On
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
suggestion
suggestion
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nmod:poss
Number=Sing
company
company
NOUN
NN
case
's
's
PART
POS
amod
Degree=Pos
General
General
ADJ
NNP
nmod
Number=Sing
Director
Director
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Robert
Robert
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Lyall
Lyall
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj
Number=Sing
Musgrave
Musgrave
PROPN
NNP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
choose
chose
VERB
VBD
obj
Number=Sing
Micaela
Micaela
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Almonester
Almonester
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
appos
Number=Sing
Baroness
Baroness
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
de
de
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Pontalba
Pontalba
PROPN
NNP
case
as
as
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
her
her
PRON
PRP$
obl
Number=Sing
subject
subject
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.