| Pontalba | |
|---|---|
| Opera by Thea Musgrave | |
 Portrait of Micaela Almonester, Baroness de Pontalba on whose life the opera is based | |
| Librettist | Thea Musgrave |
| Language | English |
| Premiere | 2 October 2003 Mahalia Jackson Theater, New Orleans |
Pontalba is an opera in two acts composed by Thea Musgrave. Musgrave also wrote the libretto which is loosely based on the life of Micaela Almonester, Baroness de Pontalba, a prominent figure in 19th-century New Orleans. The opera was commissioned by New Orleans Opera to celebrate the two hundredth anniversary of the Louisiana Purchase. 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.