Anna Kraynikova, soprano, was born in Russia. Her repertoire includes Norina in Don Pasquale (Donizetti), Musetta in La boheme, Liu in Turandot  (Puccini), Xenia in Boris Godunov (Mussorgsky) and other roles. She performed with the Bolshoi as well as with other opera houses in Russia an in Bologna, China, Turin and others. This is her Israeli Opera debut.