Tharanga Goonetilleke graduated from Converse College in South Carolina in 2005 with a Bachelor of Music degree in Vocal Performance and a minor in Biology; and she entered the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions (an annual singing competition sponsored by the Metropolitan Opera) representing South Carolina, and won.
She began attending Converse College in South Carolina in 2001 and graduated in 2005 with Bachelor of Music degree in Vocal Performance and a minor in biology. Representing South Carolina, she entered the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions and won. The Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions is an annual singing competition sponsored by the Metropolitan Opera. 
