The ceremonial concert Te Deum Laudamus at the Pauline Church "Na Skałce" (literally: On the Rock) by the artists of the Kraków Opera forms a part of the celebrations of the 550th anniversary of foundation the Pauline monastery in this place, very special to Polish history, culture and identity. The programme comprises famous opera melodies with reference to sacral music (such as Te Deum from Puccini's Tosca and Regina Coeli from Leoncavallo's Cavalleria rusticana) and prayer fragments however with no reference to the Catholic liturgy (Casta diva from Bellini's Norma and Va, pensiero from Verdi's Nabucco).
Kraków Opera soloists:
- Katarzyna Oleś-Blacha
- Monika Korybalska
- Tomasz Kuk
- Adam Szerszeń
Kraków Opera Choir and Orchestra
Tomasz Tokarczyk – conductor
The concert forms a part of the 24th Kraków Opera Summer Festival.