The English soprano, Anne Pashley, studied at the Guildhall School of Music & Drama in London. 　　Before she took up singing, Anne Pashley was a sprinter. She won a silver medal in the 4 x 110 yards relay at the 1954 Commonwealth Games in Vancouver, Canada; a bronce medal in 100 m at the 1954 European Championships in Bern, Switzerlasnd; and a silver medal in the 4 x 100 relay at the 1956 Olympic Games in Melbourne, Australia. She made her stage debut in 1959 with Handel Opera Society in Semele. She made her debut at Glyndebourne Festival in 1962 as the 2nd Boy in Die Zauberflöte, and at Covent Garden in 1965 as Barbarina in W.A. Mozart's Le nozze di Figaro. She also sang with the English National Opera, the Welsh National Opera, Scottish Opera, at Edinbourgh and Aldeburgh Festivals, and with leading orchestras. Foreign engagements led her to France, Germany. Portugal, Spain, Belgium Italy and Israel. She sang leading roles in 8 BBC TV operas and numerous radio broadcasts. In 1970 she appeared with the New Opera Company in London in the British premiere of Paul Hindemith's Cardillac. Her work in concert opera included a 1972 performance of Sir Arthur Bliss' The Olympians.