She often spoke of incidents in the Opera House and the hotel, involving what she could only suppose were spirits of those who had inhabited the Junction before her. Becket passed away in 2017, but in her lifetime was an ardent fan of the opera.Īlso in her lifetime, Becket had some interesting brushes with the paranormal in Death Valley Junction. All proceeds benefit the Amargosa Opera House Inc., nonprofit foundation.Īfter the performance, guests are invited to a champagne reception in the lobby of the Amargosa Hotel to celebrate the opening of the 51st season of the Amargosa Opera House, first opened by legendary dancer Marta Becket in 1967. Three performers will appear in the Friday show, which will last a little over an hour, Land-van Buuren said. It’s not so stuffy and we don’t take ourselves too seriously.” What matters, she said, is that when someone comes to the opera, “they’re going to be moved by beautiful music.”
“We’ll be dressed up but you don’t have to be. It’s all about having fun, Land-van Buuren said. The Sin City company works to update the classics and make them more accessible. Sin City’s mission, she said, “is to get opera in front of and engage as many people as we can.” Ginger Land-van Buuren, executive director of Sin City Opera, said their upcoming show is essentially a greatest hits of Opera with pieces from Rigoletto, La Boheme, Carmen, La Traviata and other famous works. 27, Pahrump’s own James Horton screens the world premiere of his horror film “Crossover.” Limited seating dinners are also available at the Amargosa Café each evening before the shows for ticket holders. 26, the Sin City Opera Company performs “A Night at the Opera,” a retrospective of famous arias. Marta Becket’s Amargosa Opera House is opening the fall season with a one-weekend combination featuring two of the attributes it’s best known for-classical musical theater and the paranormal. People arrive for the season-opening performance at the Amargosa Opera House in Death Valley Junction, Calif.
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