Spencer Britten

15/01/2022

And it was all yellow🌻🍯

📸 @corinnaradakovitsfoto for @ritainpalma

#yellow #stopasianhate #wearyellow #asian #asianlivesmatter @wearyellowproudly @asianoperaalliance @asianandlgbtq

14/01/2022

#BehindtheCurtain: Spencer Britten

Thank you so much to Opera Canada for sharing my story and the story of other artists through #BehindTheCurtain .

I hope bringing light to these issues, which are still constant in the world, inspires us to stand up for ourselves and others. To work towards a world where we celebrate the beauty of authenticity and individuality. Take Care and Be Kind

13/01/2022

That's a wrap on Messiah/Complex! Thank you ❄️

That's a wrap on Messiah/Complex! Thank you ❄️

07/01/2022

Messiah/Complex — Social Sentiments

Messiah/Complex — Social Sentiments

28/12/2021

Glow up, or…?✨🧸
SWIPE for Parpignol 2017

Parpignol -La Boheme
First pic: @staatsoperberlin 2021
Second: European Music Academy - Teplice , Czech Republic 2017 (in cooperation with @ubcopera )

#laboheme #puccini #opera #operasingersofinstagram #berlin

24/12/2021

SWIPE to listen🎶🎄

Throwback to 2018 singing Minuit Chrétien with Yannick Nezet-Seguin and Choeur Métropolitain!

Was such a thrill to sing with @tourvillepierre and the choir for a fantastic holiday evening.

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to everyone. Wishing everyone happiness and health this season. Take a break, take care of yourself!

#montreal #oholynight #christmas #christmascarols #opera #operasingersofinstagram

18/12/2021

Happy Opening to the revival of La Bohème at Staatsoper Unter den Linden. I’ll be stepping into the role of Parpignol starting Dec. 26th!

Wir wünschen SONYA YONCHEVA als Mimì, Charles Castronovo als Rodolfo, Elsa Dreisig als Musetta, Adam Kutny als Marcello, dem gesamten weiteren Ensemble, der Staatskapelle Berlin, dem Staatsopernchor, Dirigent Domingo Hindoyan und allen Beteiligten toi toi toi für die heutige Wiederaufnahme von Puccinis LA BOHÈME!

We wish Sonya Yoncheva as Mimì, Charles Castronovo as Rodolfo, Elsa Dreisig as Musetta, Adam Kutny as Marcello, the entire ensemble, the Staatskapelle Berlin, the Staatsoper Chorus, conductor Domingo Hindoyan and everyone involved toi toi toi for today's revival of Puccini's LA BOHÈME!

Photo: Monika Rittershaus

16/12/2021

Toronto Debut✅🇨🇦

Thank you to such a wonderful and supportive team, who made my debut in Toronto with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra incredibly special!

📸: Allan Cabral
Cape: Lemanjá Goddess Dress Berlin
Shoes: John Fluevog Shoes🇨🇦

#toronto #debut #gayoperasinger #operasingersofinstagram #messiah #fluevog #gaysinger #representationmatters

15/12/2021

Pre-Show Glam✨💅🏻

Opening nice for @torontosymphony ‘s 2021 Messiah. This performance marks my Toronto Debut!

Of course getting ready in my @lemanja_goddess_dress ….but are you ready for the concert outfit reveal?!

#glam #operasingersofinstagram #toronto #messiah #preshow

15/12/2021

Spencer Britten BC — Messiah Complex

Spencer Britten BC — Messiah Complex

10/12/2021

6 years ago - Galas in Hong Kong 🇭🇰 and China 🇨🇳

Can you guess what song Cantopop star Jade Kwan 關心妍 and I sang together?

#hongkong #china #gala #operasingersofinstagram #popstar

6 years ago - Galas in Hong Kong 🇭🇰 and China 🇨🇳

Can you guess what song Cantopop star Jade Kwan 關心妍 and I sang together?

#hongkong #china #gala #operasingersofinstagram #popstar

01/12/2021

Happy December🎄🎉

I am so happy to be a part of 2 Canadian Messiahs this season. My debut with the @torontosymphony and a second season with a project that will forever be close to my heart, The Messiah/Complex with @atgtheatre . #proudlycanadian

📸 @georgiastreetmedia from The Messiah/Complex

@operacanada @joel.ivany @roythomsonhall

#classicalmusician #messiah #happyholidays #canada

Happy December🎄🎉

I am so happy to be a part of 2 Canadian Messiahs this season. My debut with the @torontosymphony and a second season with a project that will forever be close to my heart, The Messiah/Complex with @atgtheatre . #proudlycanadian

📸 @georgiastreetmedia from The Messiah/Complex

@operacanada @joel.ivany @roythomsonhall

#classicalmusician #messiah #happyholidays #canada

29/11/2021

I take my roles very seriously👯‍♀️🎼#method

Peep the matching pants! (You might need to zoom)

This week we are finishing up some vorproben for Die Arabische Nacht. From April 14th to 21st I’ll be singing Kalil at the @staatsoperberlin in our new production of Christian Jost’s opera! It’s going to be thrilling.

Costume design: Leonie Wolf

#operasingersofinstagram #modernmusic #classicalmusic #classicalsinger

I take my roles very seriously👯‍♀️🎼#method

Peep the matching pants! (You might need to zoom)

This week we are finishing up some vorproben for Die Arabische Nacht. From April 14th to 21st I’ll be singing Kalil at the @staatsoperberlin in our new production of Christian Jost’s opera! It’s going to be thrilling.

Costume design: Leonie Wolf

#operasingersofinstagram #modernmusic #classicalmusic #classicalsinger

23/11/2021

Principessa di Morte☠️🌹

Gli enigmi sono tre, la morte UNA!

Thank you @sing.pretty.designs for this INCREDIBLE sweater. Honestly, the perfect line for this principessa.

Do you know which opera this is? Do you like this opera? I certainly do!

#opera #operasingersofinstagram #principessa #icantihaverehearsal #swag

18/11/2021

The many faces of Silango💛💖

Last weekend’s Le Cinesi at @staatsoperberlin ‘s Barocktage 2021 was such a blast! Couldn’t have asked for a better team to sing with, make music with, and act with. It was an intense process with such a rewarding outcome. Congrats team!!!

📸 Peter Adamik

@accademiabizantina @chiaraskerath @galou_delphine @boulezsaal

#baroque #operasingersofinstagram #tenor #concert #berlin

14/11/2021

Le Cinesi💛✨

Yesterday I got to perform this rarely done piece by Gluck, marking my Pierre Boulez Saal debut and my first performance of a baroque opera EVER!

I couldn’t have asked for a better team to do it with. Thank you Tim Ribchester for all your help and to Accademia Bizantina - Ottavio Dantone , my fellow singers Delphine Galou Chiara Skerath and Ema Nikolovska, for sharing the making music with this piece.

#opera #berlin #baroque #operasingersofinstagram

11/11/2021

Le Cinesi - Gluck🎶💛

First day with Maestro Ottavio Dantone and the Accademia Bizantina! Can’t wait for baby’s first Baroque opera this Saturday Afternoon.

https://www.staatsoper-berlin.de/en/veranstaltungen/ottavio-dantone-accademia-bizantina.10385/#event-53009

📸 @brentcalis

#staatsoperberlin #berlin #operasingersofinstagram #classicalsinger #classicalmusic

Le Cinesi - Gluck🎶💛

First day with Maestro Ottavio Dantone and the Accademia Bizantina! Can’t wait for baby’s first Baroque opera this Saturday Afternoon.

https://www.staatsoper-berlin.de/en/veranstaltungen/ottavio-dantone-accademia-bizantina.10385/#event-53009

📸 @brentcalis

#staatsoperberlin #berlin #operasingersofinstagram #classicalsinger #classicalmusic

11/11/2021

Messiah/Complex – Against the Grain Theatre

The Against The Grain Theatre Messiah/ Complex is BACK AGAIN this holiday season! And this time, not only to your home, but to a theatre near you!!! Experience this Cross Canada film on the big screen, completely immersed in the beautiful music and sounds.

https://atgtheatre.com/upcoming/messiah-complex/?fbclid=IwAR2VmYa4k5xz-DBR-jiTg0WdTTOp6bj8JyYIejzKEVntl0XQwccXNBrgDjk

Iqaluit, NU — December 5th — Astro Theatre Iqaluit

Saskatoon, SK — December 7th — The Broadway Theatre

Charlottetown, PE — December 12th (matinee) — City Cinema

Charlottetown, PE — December 13th (evening) — City Cinema

Vancouver, BC — December 14th — The Cinematheque

Edmonton, AB – December 14th — Metro Cinema (COMING SOON!)

Montreal, QC — December 14th — Cinéma du Parc

Toronto, ON — December 18th (Socially-Distanced Matinee)— TIFF Lightbox Theatre

Toronto, ON — December 18th (Full-Capacity Evening) — TIFF Lightbox Theatre

…with the goal of amplifying this unique moment of pride and inclusivity in Canada—honouring and giving support to Indigenous and underrepresented voices from coast-to-coast-to-frozen-coast, and hoping to share these voices with an international audience.

08/11/2021

Ah! Mes amis
La fille du régiment
Donizetti

Tbilisi Opera Crown International Singing Competition Finals
Nov. 06, 2021

#opera #operasingersofinstagram #highnotes #classicalsinger #belcanto

08/11/2021

Je crois entendre encore
Les pêcheurs de perles
Bizet

Tbilisi Opera Crown International Voice Competition Finals
Nov. 06, 2021

#opera #tenor #competition #finals #tbilisi

06/11/2021

Sing out Louise!🎶

Although I didn’t receive an official prize, I did receive some golden nuggets, which for me, are prizes themselves.

“When you open your mouth, gold comes out.”

“I wish you the biggest career in all the biggest houses.”

“Best dressed. Hands down!”

So I guess I’m the unofficial recipient of the best dressed award for the 2nd Tbilisi Opera Crown International Voice Competition😂 ILL TAKE IT!

Thank you to the judges for such great and constructive feedback and to everyone who reached out with their well wishes and love!

And thank you to the Georgian stranger who sent me the little clip at the end!

#opera #competition #bestdressed #tenor #tbilisi

05/11/2021

თბილისის ვოკალისტთა II საერთაშორისო კონკურსი, OPERA CROWN

თბილისის ვოკალისტთა II საერთაშორისო კონკურსი, OPERA CROWN

04/11/2021

Number 15!

Took these before I sang in the semi-finals. And after orchestra rehearsal, Number 15 is ready for the finals! I can’t wait for tomorrow evening. Toi Toi Toi to my fellow singers, the maestros and Tbilisi Opera and Ballet State Orchestra! It’ll be a fantastic evening!

#opera #finals #competitionseason #tbilisi #tenor

03/11/2021

Wow!…Friday here I come!

So honored and excited to move on to the finals of the Tbilisi Opera Crown International Voice Competition. On Friday I get to sing with the Tbilisi Opera and Ballet State Theatre Orchestra. Toi Toi Toi to everyone!

03/11/2021

Toi toi toi! Spencer Britten is a semi-finalist in the Opera Crown: Tbilisi International Voice Competition! We will be cheering him on when he sings in the next round of the competition tomorrow. #BrilliantArtistry

The competition takes place in the Georgian capital Tbilisi every two years. It is open to opera singers at the start of their professional career and aims to discover and facilitate the promotion of young talented singers.

#competition #operasingersofinstagram #semifinal #tbilisi #opera #athloneartists #tenor

01/11/2021

Tomorrow I sing in the semi finals of the Tbilisi International Voice Competition! Can’t wait to bring some Mozart and Rossini to the stage for the first time here in Georgia.

30/10/2021

Timeline Photos

Athlone Artists Fall 2021: Opera from Purcell to the 21st Century plus Messiahs throughout North America from Toronto to Tampa and Costa Mesa to Cleveland. This Fall, we at Athlone Artists are feeling grateful! Our singers, conductors, producers and directors have been off to a beautiful start to the season, and things are continuing to heat up as the weather cools down. See some of the highlights for November and December via the following link to our Newsletter: https://conta.cc/3nB5Dpf
#brilliantartistry

30/10/2021

Anna Prohaska, Magdalena Kožená, Max Emanuel Cenčić, Eva Zaïcik & Reinoud Van Mechelen Lead Staatsoper Berlin's Barocktage 2021 - Opera Wire

In 2 weeks, I take part of Staatsoper Unter den Linden's Barockstage 2021. I will be singing a "One Night Only" performance of Christoph Willibald Gluck's Le Cinesi.

Saturday 13 November 2021
3.00 PM
Pierre Boulez Saal

More info - https://www.staatsoper-berlin.de/en/veranstaltungen/ottavio-dantone-accademia-bizantina.10385/#event-53009

Accademia Bizantina - Ottavio Dantone
Delphine Galou
Chiara Skerath
Ema Nikolovska

(Credit: Staatsoper Unter den Linden / Marcus Ebener) The Staatsoper Unter den Linden in Berlin has announced its Barocktage. For the purposes of this article, we will focus on vocal works only. Here is a look. Baritone Adam Kutny kicks off the festival with the children opera “Theseus’ Reise in...

29/10/2021

Timeline Photos

Athlone's own Spencer Britten and Xiaomeng Zhang are together in Spain for the Teatro Real de Madrid auditions! #BrilliantArtistry

Spencer Britten
Xiaomeng Zhang-Baritone

27/10/2021

We love a grand entrance way✨🏛

Madrid, you’ve been good to me! See ya soon, okay?

#elretiro #madrid #solotravel #thegaypassport #sightseeing

25/10/2021

#WorldOperaDay 🌎🎶

I am so grateful for everything opera has given me. I have so many amazing memories and have met so many incredible people. Opera has given me so much and I hope I can continue to give back to this incredible art form.

1. Cabaret Bel Canto - @orchestredelagora
📸 - @ibfreezin
2. The Ghosts of Versailles - @glimmerglassfestival @chateauversailles.spectacles
📸 - @karlicadel
3. Ariadne auf Naxos - @ubcopera
📸 - Tim Matheson
4. L’Italiana in Algeri - @bregenzerfestspiele
5. La fanciulla del west - @staatsoperberlin
📸 - Martin Sigmund
6. La Cenerentola - @ubcopera
📸 - Tim Matheson
7. Eugene Onegin - @operademontreal
📸 - @yvesrenaud66
8. Trouble in Tahiti - @glimmerglassfestival
📸 - @karlicadel

#tenor #gayoperasinger #operasingersofinstagram #photodump @operacanada @associationforoperaincanada @alumniubc @ubc_music @ubcartsculture

25/10/2021

On #WorldOperaDay Against The Grain Theatre celebrates the theme 'Equal Opportunities'

Click here: https://youtu.be/b0LhuDhPI9I

@atgtheatre @torontosymphony @canadianopera @joel.ivany @songbirdkhalil @coffeeshop_creative @georgiastreetmedia @spencerbritten @hemmings_house @upei UPEI Department of Music @tmchoir @a.lettt @halifaxcameratasingers @inuksoprano @jwill.adams @justinoakey @dannothomas @cbcindigenous @cbcarts @cbcthenational @banffcentre @new_timmes

#WorldOperaDay #OperaReboot

18/10/2021

Opulence✨👑

Always so thankful to sing in @staatsoperberlin ‘s Apollosaal!

#staatsoper #berlin #opera #operasingersofinstagram #allsmiles #tenor #gayoperasinger #opulence

Opulence✨👑

Always so thankful to sing in @staatsoperberlin ‘s Apollosaal!

#staatsoper #berlin #opera #operasingersofinstagram #allsmiles #tenor #gayoperasinger #opulence

18/10/2021

Thanks for the shout out City Opera Vancouver! And always a big thank you to the Messiah/Complex team and Against The Grain Theatre!

IN & OF VANCOUVER. Spencer Britten comforts ye, and straightens every valley. In the Festival of Contemporary II, today at noon. Free, thanks to Messiah/Complex. https://cityoperavancouver.com/category/festival-of-contemporary-2021

07/10/2021

No filter needed🇫🇷🗼

Although it was POURING before my audition, the sun came out afterwards! So I was able to enjoy Paris on a GORGEOUS day. Would have been nice to sing my audition dry though :P

Thanks Paris for a great 24hours. Till next time!

#travelgay #thegaypassport #gaytravel #paris #gayparis #nofilter #beautifulday #bluesky #eiffeltower

No filter needed🇫🇷🗼

Although it was POURING before my audition, the sun came out afterwards! So I was able to enjoy Paris on a GORGEOUS day. Would have been nice to sing my audition dry though :P

Thanks Paris for a great 24hours. Till next time!

#travelgay #thegaypassport #gaytravel #paris #gayparis #nofilter #beautifulday #bluesky #eiffeltower