A TCU professor is among those accusing Placido Domingo of sexual harassment, the gala canceled by the Dallas Opera

The famous opera star Placido Domingo, accused of sexual harassment by nearly a dozen women last month, was the subject of new charges Thursday, when a female teacher at Texas Christian University has added its name to the list of these charges. who say that he harassed them.

She's called Angela Turner Wilson. She is the daughter of R. Gerald Turner, president of Southern Methodist University and the sister of local actress Jessica D. Turner.

On Thursday evening, the SMU chairman said that he and his wife "do not comment, but we are obviously very proud of Angela".

Moreover, the Dallas Opera announced Thursday the official cancellation of its gala on March 11, during which Domingo was to occur. The announcement mentioned "ongoing developments regarding the charges against" Domingo.

In 1961, Domingo debuted at the American Opera at the Dallas Civic Opera, performing the role of Arturo with Joan Sutherland Lucia di Lammermoor. The March 2020 performance would have been the first time since that performance that Domingo would have sung with the Dallas Opera.

But for the moment, he is facing a fire storm.

In an article published by the Associated Press on Thursday, Wilson said that Domingo's harassment against him had occurred during the 1999-2000 Washington Opera season. The opera was by Jules Massenet The Cid, on a legendary Spanish conqueror, with Domingo, who later held the position of artistic director of the company.

The AP's history indicates that the opera, filmed for public television, marked a break in the career of Wilson, then 28, who had been chosen as a second-tier female principal. After being hailed in the critics, "I knew it was the start of great things for me," she told the AP.

One night before a show, she told AP that Domingo and herself were doing makeup together when he got up from his chair, stood behind her and put her hands on his shoulders. . As she looked at him in the mirror, he suddenly slid his hands under the straps of her bra, she said, then stooped into her dress and grabbed her bare chest.

"It hurts," Wilson said at the AP. "It was not nice, he groped me hard." She said that Domingo later returned and went away, leaving her "stunned and humiliated".

In a 2006 interview with the Kansas City StarWilson made his operatic debut at the age of 12. Albert Herring at the University of Oklahoma. She cited as her "great opera moment" singing The Cid at the Washington Opera with Domingo, about who she said: "It's like standing close to a force of nature."

Wilson also listed his film credits, which include Miss Firecracker, in which she appeared with Tim Robbins and Holly Hunter. She listed her "favorite movie star moment" as "talking about religion with Tim Robbins during Petard shooting. "

Now 48, Wilson is one of 11 women to be manifested after the initial story of AP, in which many women accused the longtime married superstar of Spanish origin of sexual harassment or inappropriate behavior, sexually accused, and sometimes attaining their career if they rejected it.

In the weeks following the publication of the story, the women shared new stories about their encounters with Domingo, currently managing director of the Los Angeles Opera. As AP's story tells, their charges relate to accusations of unwanted touching, persistent requests for private gatherings, late-night phone calls and sudden attempts to kiss them on the lips.

Wilson could not be reached by The Dallas Morning News Thursday.

Domingo's spokeswoman recently issued a statement challenging the allegations, without providing details.

"The ongoing campaign by the PA to denigrate Placido Domingo is not only inaccurate, but it is unethical.These new claims are tainted with inconsistencies and, just like the first story, all simply incorrect, "said spokeswoman Nancy Seltzer. "Due to an ongoing investigation, we will not comment on the details, but we strongly contest the misleading picture that the PA is trying to portray of Mr. Domingo."

The AP got a copy of an e-mail sent Thursday to LA Opera employees stating that the directors, who hired an outside lawyer to investigate after the initial charges, "are very troubled by the allegations in courses run by the Associated Press, and take them very seriously. " The email indicated that Domingo would not be involved in the day-to-day management until the conclusion of the investigation and asked employees not to comment publicly.

The Washington National Opera issued a statement in which it stated that it was "disturbed and discouraged" by the new allegations, without specifying, however, whether it was considering conducting an investigation.

Ms. Wilson stated that she had chosen to come forward after 78-year-old Domingo's reaction to the PA's first story, in which he claimed that his actions "were always well received and consensual. ", adding that" the rules and standards that govern us – and should be – compared to today are very different from what they were in the past ".

The press agency quoted by Wilson was rejected by the AP, claiming that she rejected the idea that such behavior was ever acceptable.

"What woman would want him to catch their chest? And it hurts," she said. "Then I had to go on stage and pretend I was in love with him."