A GoFundMe campaign for the newly viral star has raised over $39,000 and counting
A woman’s melodious, operatic voice soared through the depths of the nearly vacant Wilshire-Normandie Metro station as she belted out Puccini while stepping off the Purple Line.
Emily Zamourka had a viral moment after a video posted on the LAPD’s Twitter account was seen more than 438,000 times., posted on the LAPD’s Twitter account, has been viewed more than 438,000 times. “Way too many people have categorized the homeless as a certain kind of class,” he said. “That’s not the case. The majority of people are just people.”
Zamourka had applied for political asylum and became a legal resident in 2008. When she was well enough to work again, she returned to teaching music — this time from a Glendale apartment a friend helped pay for. But unlike her Washington job, she said, she had fewer clients who were less consistent in their lessons, so she began to play the violin on the streets for extra cash.
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