her father found out about the offer for her to attend Converse College, he thought it was a good idea. Her younger sister Eranga also attended Converse College and afterward obtained her master's degree in Opera and Musical Theater from Southern Illinois University; she is currently a faculty member at Converse College's Lawson Academy of the Arts. Goonetilleke is married, has a daughter, and lives in New York City. References External links Living people Operatic sopranos 20th-century Sri Lankan women singers Year of birth missing (living people) Sri Lankan emigrants to the United States Converse University alumni Sinhalese singers 21st-century American women opera singers