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Blasphemous opera SANCTA at the Stuttgart Opera and on tour in Germany The concentration of blasphemy in the performance of the opera “Sancta” at the Stuttgart Opera is so great and invasive that even secular media are appalled: Sex scenes shock opera audience - paramedics treat 18 visitors (Bild)Provocative performance - emergency doctor calls at opera “Sancta” in Stuttgart (Pro 7)Criticism of religion or “catholic-bashing”? Provocative opera “Sancta” in Stuttgart divides opinions (SWR).The evening of music theater “Sancta” by Florentina Holzinger disturbed parts of the audience at the Stuttgart State Opera. (NZZ) The Stuttgart Opera itself admits in its description that the performance is scandalous and warns: These repulsive scenes are a parody of Catholic rituals. Some excerpts from the press coverage (slightly abbreviated for the sake of respect): A The new queer theater spectacle by director Florentina Holzinger fills almost three hours. The opera “Sancta Susanna” from 1922 by …