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 ...

A radical feminist opera, "Sancta Susanna," has been causing a stir in Stuttgart, Germany, with its explicit content, including lesbian sex scenes, crucifixions, and bloody gore. The one-act show ...

Controversial opera Sancta by Florentina Holzinger combines lesbian sex with religion, real blood, and live piercings. Explore the boundary-pushing show.

Staatsoper Stuttgart's production of Sancta has made audiences members feel ill, with its depictions of blood, sex and nuns.

The choreographer Florentina Holzinger’s shows feature circus performers and abundant nudity. Now, she’s bringing her experimental approach to opera.

Source/Filter Music Collective has announced the West Coast premiere of SANCTA SUSANNA, a horror opera by Paul Hindemith, at Heritage Square Museum on October 24-25. Learn more about the show ...

Staatsoper Stuttgart has announced the highly anticipated return of the dynamic American baritone, Michael Mayes, in François d'Assise, opening on June 11, 2023. Mayes, known for his powerful and ...

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 ...