Alevtina Paskhalova, who took the surname Anosova through marriage, was a Russian and Soviet opera and chamber singer, music educator, and musical figure. Born on June 8, 1875, in Sokur, she was a lyric-dramatic soprano whose repertoire included more than 60 roles. She was named an Honored Artist of the RSFSR in 1934.
She studied piano at the Saratov Women's Institute with Fyodor Dostoevsky and singing with Rocco. In 1893 she entered Yevgenia Teryan-Korganova's vocal studio in Moscow. Savva Mamontov heard her there and invited her to sing Zerlina in Don Giovanni at the Moscow Private Russian Opera. From 1893 to 1898, she studied at the Moscow Conservatory with Elizaveta Lavrovskaya. She graduated in 1898 and was a soloist with Mamontov's company in 1898–99.
Paskhalova performed in cities across Russia and was a soloist at the Mariinsky Theatre in St Petersburg from 1905 to 1908. In 1912, she continued her vocal studies in Milan with Antonio Brogi and Antonio Bettinelli. She performed in Genoa, Verona, and Milan, where she made her debut at La Scala. Her roles included Freya in The Rhinegold, Ksenia in Boris Godunov, and Cio-Cio-San in Madama Butterfly; she was the first performer of these roles in the productions noted in the article. In 1913, she recorded romances by Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninoff, Grieg, and Chopin.
She settled in Saratov in 1915 and began teaching at the Saratov Conservatory in 1918, later becoming a professor. She helped establish an opera theatre in the city and trained a generation of Soviet singers. Her final performance was at a 1929 event marking 30 years of her artistic career. She died in Saratov on April 1, 1953. Her daughter Nina also became a singer.