Ned Rorem and William Flanagan: Music for the Voice by American Composers 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 chamber music performance vocal performance 1959-02-24T20:30:00