Homeless Woman In LA Sings Beautiful Aria in Subway

The mystery woman who went viral for her commanding operatic performance in an L.A. subway has been identified. The woman’s voice went viral over the weekend after the Los Angeles Police Department shared a video of her singing a famous opera tune in the L.A. Metro. The woman has now been identified as 52-year-old Emily Zamourka, who tells KABC-TV that she came to the United States from Russia at the age of 24. Zamourka tells the station that she’s a trained violinist and pianist, who taught lessons before she started suffering from serious health challenges. Emily says she became homeless after her violin was stolen and she could no longer pay any of her bills and the rent. She shares, “I will be so grateful to anyone who is trying to help me to get off the streets, and to have my own place, to have my instrument.”