Night on Bald Mountain but are often applied to nouns when translating Russian into languages that regularly use articles, such as English and French. However, because the title of the work refers to a specific place "called" "Bald Mountain", an article would not normally be used in English. A sheet of paper apparently found among Mussorgsky's manuscripts contains the following statement: Program of the opera "St. John's Night", in three acts, after the tale by Gogol, written by P. Boborïkin, in the presence and with the help of Modest Mussorgsky, Yevgeniy Mussorgsky, and Vasiliy. Witness to the proceedings: Miliy Balakirev. This curious fragment, dated
Night on Bald Mountain April 1890, at the [[Théâtre de la Monnaie]] in [[Brussels]]. The following program is printed in Rimsky-Korsakov's edition of "Night on Bald Mountain", published in 1886 by [[V. Bessel and Co.]]: Subterranean sounds of non-human voices. Appearance of the spirits of darkness, followed by that of Chernobog. Glorification of Chernobog and [[Black Mass|Black Service]]. Sabbath. At the height of the sabbath, the distant ringing of a village church bell is heard; it disperses the spirits of darkness. Morning. Recordings of Rimsky-Korsakov's revision are too numerous to catalog in this article. [[File:Leopold Stokowski LOC 26447u.jpg|upright|thumb|Leopold Stokowski]] Millions of 20th-century listeners owe