

It took four years to complete the murals on the walls. She would paint an entire audience on the walls of the theater. Working in the opera house cleaning up after a rainstorm, Marta had a flash of inspiration. "I really wanted to give my students the experience of performing in this particular venue because it is such an incredible piece of history and Marta Becket is a true artist who found her calling and transformed a dusty, abandoned theatre into what has become a world-famous landmark," said Jones.įrom Becket's website: "The audiences consisted of locals and curious tourists, and sometimes no one came at all. Owned by 85-year-old artist and former ballerina Marta Becket, the Amargosa Opera House under her direction has held performances steadily since February 10, 1968. The Amargosa Opera House performances are $15 for adults and $12 for children. The Stovepipe Wells and Furnace Creek performances are free. on January 10 at the Amargosa Opera House in Death Valley Junction. on January 7 at the Bad Water Saloon in Stovepipe Wells 7:30 p.m. The band, lead by instructor Timothy Jones, includes DMA candidate Luke Thatcher Masters candidates Ryan Simm, Jack Steiner, and Patrick Burke Deborah Carpi, senior Melaney Scarberry, junior Melody Loveless, junior Daniel Alameda, junior and Charlie Gott, sophomore.

Part of the tour includes performing at the famed Amargosa Opera House January 9 & 10. LAS VEGAS - DecemThe UNLV Ragtime Rebels Marimba Band perform in and around Death Valley Junction, 25-miles west of Pahrump, January 7 - 10.
