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By: Robert C. Borden
Earlier this summer when MSC OPAS announced its new season, it promised a “big-name” mystery concert. Everyone was left to guess who it might be.
The mystery was solved on Sunday when OPAS announced Willie Nelson & Family Live in Concert on Nov. 17. Nelson will perform at 7:30 p.m. in Rudder Auditorium at Texas A&M University.
Tickets range from $30 to $150. OPAS Main Stage season ticket purchasers will have the first chance to buy tickets when they go on sale later this month. Season ticket holders will be notified by mail soon. Should any tickets remain, they will go on sale at 10 a.m. Sept. 5 at the MSC Box Office.
Season tickets to all four OPAS series for the 2014-2015 season are still are available at the Box Office at 979-845-1234. For more information, go to www.MSCOPAS.org.
Anne Black, OPAS executive director, said Sunday afternoon, “Willie Nelson is a living legend. We are terribly excited to add this concert featuring Willie and his talented family to our season.
“Everyone loves Willie and the music he has created throughout his remarkable career. We expect demand for tickets to this one-night-only engagement will be very high.”
Now 81, Nelson has had a storied career for the past six decades. He has recorded more than 200 albums, including the classic Red Headed Stranger and Stardust. He has written such massive hits as Crazy and Night Life. In October, he released To All the Girls, featuring 18 duets with singers such as Dolly Parton, Mavis Staples, Loretta Lynn, Sheryl Crow, Wynonna Judd, Roseanne Cash, Alison Krauss, Carrie Underwood, Miranda Lambert and Norah Jones.