Spencer Britten's Who am I? - Live at CLVB '33

Date: Fri, Jul 11 @ 10:00 PM

Location CLVB '33

Doors open at 9 PM

Cover Charge at Door

$20.00

Age Restrictions

This event is 18+. Please bring valid ID, as proof of age may be requested at the door.

Cash bar

Image of Spencer Britten outside against the mountains

Spencer Britten, photo by Amanda Palmer

Following recent appearances in New York City and Philadelphia, acclaimed tenor Spencer Britten brings a brand-new showtunes cabaret to CLVB ’33—an intimate evening of music, story, and self-discovery.

Titled Who am I?—a playful nod to Les Misérables—this intimate set moves through musical theatre, pop, and personal favourites to explore the layered question of identity. With wit, vulnerability, and dazzling vocal power, Britten invites audiences to witness a journey that is both deeply personal and widely relatable.

Praised as “oozing with mirth and personality” (Opera Canada), Spencer has performed on some of the world’s most celebrated stages, including Staatsoper Unter den Linden, Glyndebourne Festival, and Lyric Opera of Chicago. At CLVB ’33, he trades the opera house for the cabaret floor—bringing big emotion through unforgettable moments.

About CLVB ’33
From intimate open mics to lively piano bars, cabarets, and jazz jams, these informal events invite you to experience the unexpected. Whether you're here to perform or take it all in, each night offers something unique, sparked by improvisation, storytelling, and genuine connection. Grab a drink, find your seat, and settle in for an evening where anything can happen.

Music & Opera

CLVB '33

Banff Centre Summer Arts Festival

Biography

Spencer Britten is a Chinese-Canadian artist “oozing with mirth and personality” (Opera Canada.) His accomplishments in Opera & Musical Theatre have led him to work internationally with companies including Staatsoper Unter den Linden, Glyndebourne Festival, Lyric Opera of Chicago, Hungarian State Opera, Royal Opera Versailles, Bregenzer Festspiele, and The Glimmerglass Festival. Spencer has sung with the likes of conductors Sir Simon Rattle, Antonio Pappano, and Simone Young. Concert work has been notably punctuated by Yannick Nézet-Séguin and the Orchestre Metropolitain’s Messiah (2023,) streamed on Stage+ (Deutsche Grammophon) and again with a star studded cast and The Philadelphia Orchestra (2024.)

The 2025-2026 season brings Spencer back to Montreal for performances of Carmina Burana & Turandot with Orchestre Philharmonique & Choeur des Mélomanes, to Boston for his house and role debute of Tonio in La fille du régiment with Boston Lyric Opera, and to Hungary to reprise Lindoro in L’Italiana in Algeri.

Acclaimed performances include Lindoro in L’Italiana in Algeri (Bregenzer Festspiele) and Janek in Claus Guth’s new production of The Makropulos Case (Staatsoper Unter den Linden) where he gave “great emotional spectrum” (Vorarlberg Nachrichten) and “[won] the sympathy of the audience” (Die Welt.)

Spencer also appeared in the critically acclaimed Messiah/Complex (Against the Grain Theatre,) representing the queer and Asian communities in this all-Canadian take on Handel’s Messiah. The digital production, including Spencer's "joyful Comfort Ye" (New York Times/The Globe & Mail) and "deliciously sly Ev’ry valley" (Opera Going Toronto) was Juno Nominated and won the Noteworthy Category of Opera America's Awards for Digital Excellence.

Spencer was recently a finalist in the Edmonton Opera Rumbold Vocal Prize, as well as the Opera Crown Tbilisi International Voice Competition. He was a semi-finalist in the Paris Opera Competition and a final rounds contestant at Neue Stimmen.

For more info visit www.spencerbritten.com or follow him @spencerbritten