An explicit opera in Germany is sparking controversy internationally for its combination of lesbian sex with religion as well as its use of real blood and live piercings. An early scene depicts ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Two women kiss in front of a nun in a publicity shot for the German opera "Sancta." (Matthias Baus) MUNICH, Germany — A night at ...

This show strikes a chord. A radical feminist opera is causing major controversy and causing disturbed attendees to require medical treatment — and it’s coming to the US this month. “Sancta Susanna” ...

The actress starring in a radical feminist opera that controversially sickened 18 audience members over its sex scenes and depictions of sadism is speaking out. Annina Machaz plays a thoroughly ...

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 ...

In 1921, German composer Paul Hindemith sought to debut his one-act opera Sancta Susanna, which explores a nunnery's descent into sexual frenzy, at the prestigious Stuttgart Opera. But outrage over ...

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, ...

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MUNICH, Germany — A night at the opera conjures images of elegant outfits and spectacular vocals. But at one German opera house, 18 audience members required medical treatment after watching recent ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Eighteen people needed medical attention during an opera that features nuns, sex scenes, mutilation and real blood. Florentina ...