La Traviata , Glyndebourne, Lewes
Glyndebourne, Lewes: The third new production of Glyndebourne's 2014 season is Verdi's popular classic, and Tom Cairns' staging, designed by Hildegard Bechtler, brings the action up to modern times. No real harm is done, and arguably some dramatic immediacy is gained, though the sets and costumes are ordinary in themselves and no real visual difference is made between the Parisian scenes and Violetta a…