I think its safe to assume that we are all fairly acquainted with the Opera. We have immersed ourselves with this art form at both the Metropolitan Opera House and at the Brooklyn Academy of Music. Recently, at the weekly Meet the Artist Event at the Macaulay Honors College, opera singer Alicia Hall Moran uniquely integrated opera singing with lyrics from contemporary songs. Given the small space at the College it was interesting to see Moran sing live and to observe how she projects her voice for the crowd. In between the singing, Moran also talked about her personal life and gave us a few words of wisdom to remember for the future. At the end of the event Moran mentioned that she will be an understudy at an opera and encouraged us to see her perform live.