Kristin Lytskjold Raknes

Kristin Lytskjold Raknes : Captain Fishcort

Kristin Lytskjold Raknes

Captain Fishcort

Kristin Lytskjold Raknes is a soprano, educated by Anne Randine Øverby as well as the renowned baryton Anooshah Golesorkhi in volume singing. She has been a member of Bergen Opera Choir for 26 years where she has sung a variety of classic pieces, musicals and probably close to 90 operas. She has had roles like Frasquita (Carmen), Annina (La Traviata) the Shepard Boy (Tosca), and the lady and king-Appariziones (Macbeth).

She was a lead vocalist in the pop-punk band Punishment Park, singer/song writer in Drown Happy, initiator and singer in the tribute Blondie-band BLENDA as well as Kikki sings Kate – singing Kate Bush-songs, to mention some projects.
In the 90's she sung with most of the Bergens-bølgen-bands, contributing on several albums, anything form folk songs to metal.
She now mainly sings classic/opera in BOC with Opera Bergen , but has really no limitations if she can help it. Usually very happy when she can scream her guts out!

Photo by Jarle H. Moe