Tuberculosis in human culture the disease, which allegedly helped them to see life more clearly and to act decisively. In 1680 John Bunyan referred to it as "the captain of all these men of death". Several major operas have exploited the theme of heroines dying tragically of tuberculosis, including Mimì in Puccini's opera "La bohème". Giuseppe Verdi's "La Traviata" features the consumptive Violetta Valéry, based on Marguerite Gautier in Alexandre Dumas, "fils"'s 1848 novel "La Dame aux Camélias". In Jacques Offenbach's opera "The Tales of Hoffmann", Antonia has tuberculosis and is under the control of a Svengali-like quack doctor who forces her to sing
Isle aux Morts Harvey, her brother and their dog, Hairy Man. They are known because of their bravery in rescuing sailors from two sinking ships, the "Despatch" and "The Rankin". A chamber opera based on the story of Ann Harvey entitled "Ann & Seamus" was written for "Shallaway - Newfoundland and Labrador Youth in Chorus" by Stephen Hatfield in 2007. The opera was based on the narrative poem by Kevin Major. French Pronunciation—I-lo-mor Pronounced by Residents as—I-la-mort Isle aux Morts Isle aux Morts is a small town on the Southwest Coast of the Island of Newfoundland, with an estimated population of 600. The