Switzerland - BEST COUNTRY FOR AN OPERA SINGER TO LIVE

652 number of performances for the 2015/16 season

The number of performances per million citizens 83.7 (7.786m)

The attraction for singers?

Steady work, even full-time employment

Switzerland have a many more operas per season, which means singers get to sing many more roles 

And after several years in St. Gallen, young Violettas and Don Giovannis have a better shot at the big leagues.

At last but not least are.....When was the last time you saw packs of photographers the Swiss home of a star or politician? The answer is probably never.

Welcome to Switzerland – the land where the rich and famous can walk down a busy street without anyone so much as batting an eyelid.

It’s no surprise, then, that increasing numbers of global opera celebrities are choosing the Swiss mountains and of course, Switzerland's famous tax breaks for rich foreigners have reportedly drawn many a minted famous opera singers in recent years.