On Nov. 9, 2018, The Cutting Room is set to present SWARMIUS Meets Opera II.

The event will showcase selections from “El Colibrí Magicó (The Magic Hummingbird) – A California Story,” a magical realistic opera set in modern-day San Diego & Tijuana. Invoking the angst of Bernstein’s “West Side Story,” “El Colibrí Magicó” tells the story of three upper middle class So Cal teenagers who end up in Tijuana after a night of clubbing.

The work will be presented in a production by Cynthia Stokes and SWARMIUS will present new material from the opera, along with other new repertoire.

SWARMIUS is a group that defies categorization and typical sonic/international boundaries. The group creates mercurial, shape-shifting classical music fusion, blending sounds from Mexico, Africa, Asia, the Middle East, and Brazil.