Other artists performed at this concert whose names are not included in the program. Referring to Flanagan's "The Lady of Tearful Regret", Mel Gussow, in his book Edward Albee: A Singular Journey (1999) notes (p. 104): "This was the first time a piece by Albee was performed on a professional stage." WORLD PREMIERE of William Flanagan's THE LADY OF TEARFUL REGRET PREMIERES of unspecified songs by Ned Rorem
Ned Rorem and William Flanagan: Music for the Voice by American Composers