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Plácido Domingo Accuser Patricia Wulf Shares Her Story

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Patricia Wulf, a mezzo-soprano who says she was uncomfortable with aggressive advances made by revered opera star Plácido Domingo.
Plácido Domingo, 78, performs onstage during the dress rehearsal of "Spanish Night" at the 150th Choregie in Orange, France, in July.

On Monday, The Associated Press reported that as many as nine women were accusing revered opera star Plácido Domingo of sexual harassment over decades. Domingo has adamantly denied the allegations. The LA Opera, where he is the general director, announced it would hire an outside firm to investigate the accusations.

Patricia Wulf, a retired opera singer who worked with Domingo at the Washington National Opera 20 years ago, is one of the women who have accused Domingo of harassment and is the only woman who has publicly

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