# Win a double pass to Carmen at Her Majesty's Theatre

**Win** — On Your Markus  
**Prize:** Carmen  
**Entries close:** 12 October 2026  
**Tickets:** https://premier.ticketek.com.au/shows/show.aspx?sh=CARMEN26  
**Published:** 28 September 2026  
**Author:** Markus Hamence  
**Source:** https://onyourmarkus.au/win/state-opera-south-australia-carmen/

On Your Markus is giving away one double pass to Carmen at Her Majesty's Theatre on Tuesday 10 October 2026 at 7.30pm. Enter via the form below for the draw (Monday 12 October 2026, 6.00pm live on Facebook) to win tickets to Laura Hansford's bold reimagining of Bizet's operatic classic, featuring South Australian soprano Charlotte Kelso in the title role.

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Who wants to score a Double Pass to see State Opera South Australia's **Carmen **at Her Majesty's Theatre, Adelaide, SA? I have a 1 x Double Pass to give away and want you along as my guests for the night. All you need to do is fill in the form below and we will randomly draw the names to come along to the performance. Winners will be notified by email and by video on our **[Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/OnYourMarkus)** page.

**Date:** Tuesday 20 October 2026  
**Show time:** 7.30pm  
**Venue: **Her Majesty's Theatre - 58 Grote St, Adelaide SA 5000, Australia  
**Competition draw date: **Monday 12 October 2026, 6.00pm (Live on **[Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/OnYourMarkus)**)

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Smuggler. Seductress. Rebel. Risk-taker.

She’s the woman who turns every head - and breaks every rule.

Bizet’s Carmen returns in a bold new production that pulses with danger, desire, and defiance. Emerging Director Laura Hansford, who is definitely one to watch, this reimagines this operatic classic diving deep into the revolutionary heart of its iconic heroine. Carmen refuses to be owned, and her fiery spirit ignites a tragic love story that still burns with relevance today.

From the electrifying overture to the final devastating moments, Carmen is a visceral ride through lust, jealousy, and freedom. The music is unforgettable — sensual dances, soaring love songs, explosive choruses — all driven by the relentless beat of fate.

This is Carmen for our time: provocative, passionate, and unapologetically powerful, set in the opera’s original 1825 Seville setting through a lens of maximalist surrealism . Hansford challenges us to rethink the femme fatale, asking urgent questions about autonomy, obsession, and the cost of living freely. Featuring a powerhouse trio including South Australian Charlotte Kelso playing Carmen, Samuel Dale Johnson returning to Adelaide to play Escamillo and Gerard Schneider playing Don Jose.

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