Wasfi Kani
Wasfi Kani | |
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| Born | March 7, 1956 Cable Street, London |
| Known for | Founder of Pimlico Opera and Grange Park Opera |
Wasfi Kani CBE (born London, 7 March 1956) is the founder of Pimlico Opera and Grange Park Opera.
Kani was born in Cable Street in London's East End where her parents lived after leaving India at partition. She attended Harry Gosling Primary School until 1962 when the family moved to Kilburn, London.
Kani played the violin in the National Youth Orchestra and went on to study music at St Hilda's College, Oxford (1975–79).