Night on Bald Mountain 25 December 1858, has been interpreted as an indication of Mussorgsky's intent to write an opera on the subject of Gogol's short story "St. John's Eve" (, "Vecher nakanune Ivana Kupala", "St. John's Eve"). Gogol's tale contains the elements of witchcraft common to other stories in the "Evenings on a Farm near Dikanka" collection, but does not feature a witches' sabbath. No further plans for this project were mentioned. The theme of a witches' sabbath, the central theme in all subsequent "Night on Bald Mountain" projects, appears to have been derived from the nonextant play "The Witch" (, "Ved′ma") by
Bare: A Pop Opera Los Angeles and New York productions were both directed by Kristin Hanggi. "Bare" had its Canadian premiere in summer 2009 at the Hart House Theatre, Toronto, produced by WatersEdge Productions Inc. "Bare" had its Sydney premiere in September 2010 at the New Theatre, as part of the Sydney Fringe Festival. "Bare" had also been produced in the Philippines by the Ateneo de Manila University in 2009, with the initial run hosted by the undergraduate musical theatre organisation Blue Repertory. A new production of the original version has been produced again in Los Angeles, this time at the Hayworth Theatre. It