. . . . . "Other artists performed at this concert whose names are not included in the program.\r\nReferring 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.\" \r\nWORLD PREMIERE of William Flanagan's THE LADY OF TEARFUL REGRET\r\nPREMIERES of unspecified songs by Ned Rorem\r\n" . "1959-02-24T20:30:00"^^ . "chamber music performance" . "vocal performance" . . . "Ned Rorem and William Flanagan: Music for the Voice by American Composers" . . . .