18 audience members at Stuttgart Opera House's provocative opera "Sancta" required medical treatment.

At the Stuttgart Opera House, 18 audience members required medical treatment after viewing the provocative opera "Sancta," directed by Florentina Holzinger. This radical feminist adaptation of Hindemith’s 1921 "Sancta Susanna" features explicit sexual content, live piercings, and gruesome scenes, including nudity and simulated violence. The show, restricted to audiences over 18, has sparked significant controversy and backlash from religious leaders and critics.