Eighteen audience members at an opera in Stuttgart, Germany required medical treatment after watching Sancta, featuring nuns, explicit sex acts and piercings.

Stuttgart Opera's new production Sancta is so extreme its audience members have required medical attention. But under the sex, gore and rollerskating nuns, I found something much more powerful ...

A preview image promoting the opera Sancta Susanna at Stuttgart Opera in Austria. Staatsoper Stuttgart/Matthais Baus In the shocking modernized version, Machaz plays Jesus as a homeless drug addict.

Sancta, which has several content warnings about sex and mutilation, held its first shows at the Stuttgart opera house over the weekend.

“Sancta Susanna” tells the story of a suppressed nun’s journey of self-discovery and sexuality, featuring shocking elements including nudity, explicit sex scenes and real injuries.

18 people required medical treatment after watching SANCTA, a three-hour opera featuring explicit sex scenes, live piercing, sexual violence, and real blood Image credits: Staatsoper Stuttgart ...

During performances on 5 and 6 October in Stuttgart, Germany, 18 people needed medical attention from staff, a spokesperson for Stuttgart's state opera told Sky News. A few of them suffered from ...

Eighteen attendees at Germany's Stuttgart opera were treated for nausea after watching Sancta, a performance involving nudity, blood, and explicit acts.

Eighteen audience members at an opera in Stuttgart, Germany required medical treatment after watching Sancta, featuring nuns, explicit sex acts and piercings.

Sancta Susanna, a radical feminist opera organised by composer Paul Hindemith, debuted to crowds in Stuttgart, Germany, on October 5, and will run for seven performances until November 3.

Eighteen attendees at Germany's Stuttgart opera were treated for nausea after watching Sancta, a performance involving nudity, blood, and explicit acts.

Eighteen people needed medical attention during an opera that features nuns, sex scenes, mutilation and real blood. Florentina Holzinger's Sancta also includes naked roller-skating nuns and a ...