Les francs-juges topic

Les francs-juges is the title of an unfinished opera by the French composer Hector Berlioz written to a libretto by his friend Humbert Ferrand in 1826. The opera itself was abandoned by Berlioz, who destroyed most of the music. He did, however, retain the overture which has become a popular concert item in its own right and some other musical material was reused in later compositions. Ferrand was a law student with a love of poetry who became a lifelong friend of Berlioz. He had already... full article at wikipedia