For studying, it is well worth looking into the Royal Scottish Academy of Music in Glasgow, Scotland. It has excellent courses and is a brilliant place to live with lots and lots of musical possibilities.
I live in Europe but really can't help you when it comes to the job climate for opera singers.
Another brilliant place is Cardiff, in Wales. I did my music degree there and for singers it is heaven. At the time I was specializing in piano so I didn't appreciate the singing side as much but there are lots and lots of choirs, solo opportunities, the Welsh National Opera (I worked for them and got to see all the opera season for free) etc. etc. I think the main thing to focus on is the language barriers as you don't want to end up somewhere where you haven't got a clue what people are talking about :-)
Denmark and Holland are good because most people speak excellent English although they are expensive places to live.
If you have any other questions, feel free to ask - I live in Switzerland, grew up in France, studied in England and Wales and do consulting work in Copenhagen so I think I have a good all-round experience of Europe!!!
Kirsty
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