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Podcast: That Moment with Daymond John
Episode: How Opera Legend Limmie Pulliam Is Revitalizing the Music Industry
Description: In our wide-ranging conversation, opera singer Limmie Pulliam joins me to trace his unbelievable rise from rural Missouri choirboy to gracing world stages like the LA Opera and the iconic Metropolitan Opera House. Limmie reveals the discrimination he once faced as a Black artist, with opera houses telling this gifted vocalist to lose 50 pounds before an audition. After taking a 12-year hiatus from opera, Limmie returned more empowered to confront biases head-on. When the pandemic threatened his comeback, a chance Clubhouse friendship opened unexpected doors, from “kitchen concerts” to an offer from LA Opera soon having him make...