The Free Judges, H 23A

Les francs-juges (translated as "The Free Judges" or "The Judges of the Secret Court" ) is the title of an unfinished opera by the French composer Hector Berlioz written to a libretto by his friend Humbert Ferrand in 1826. Berlioz abandoned the incomplete composition and destroyed most of the music. He retained the overture, which has become a popular concert item, and used some other musical material in later compositions.