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by Nanda P. Wanasundera
Meeting Tharanga was an experience for me since I was immediately charmed by her and surprised by her delightful simplicity and her evident modesty while being a world acclaimed opera singer. Hear her on the 12th at Ladies College at the Symphony Orchestra event when she will be soloist and judge for yourself her performance. Meet her and you too will be charmed by her total lack of hubris. She emerges an ingénue who takes acclaim and success well in her stride. Read the quotes below and you will see how internationally appreciated she is. "Tharanga Goonetilleke, a soprano from Sri Lanka, brought an appealingly rich tone - and, more important, a sense of innocence, conflict and, in her final scene, radiance - to her characterization of Blanche."
- Allan Kozinn. The New York Times, April 22nd, 2010
"Tharanga Goonetilleke emphasized Blanche’s naïveté and fears, her passionate searching and her final acceptance with glowing tones and phrasing, both clear and luxurious.....in winning performances filled with emotional truth." Judith Malafronte. Opera News April 21st, 2010
"Soprano Tharanga Goonetilleke as Mimi...her assured presence, creamy voice, and delicious vulnerability marks her as someone on the threshold of stardom" Harvey Steiman. The Aspen Times, July 21, 2009
"Soprano Tharanga Goonetilleke was enchanting. I still have chills from her high D in ‘dulcissime’ where each pitch of the coloratura triplets leading to this culminating high pitch was perfectly in tune. It was the most extraordinary performance of this passage I have heard live." Jeffrey Johnson. Greenwich Time Review of March 15, 2009 concert
To complement the praise of experts, Tharanga mentioned the four most important operatic roles she has sung so far, and awards and honours won.
1) Mimi in La Boheme by Puccini
2) Pamina in The Magic Flute by Mozart
3) Blanche in The Dialogues of the Carmelites by
Poulenc
4) Ginevra in Ariodante by Handel
1) Recipient of the Makiko Narumi Memorial Prize
at the Juilliard School
2) Metropolitan Opera National Council State win
ner for the states of SC and NY.
3) Distinction in Opera from Converse College
(awarded to Tharanga after 125 years of this
award not being given to anyone)
4) Winner of the Palmetto Opera concerto competi
tion in South Carolina School.
Tharanga studied at Ladies College and was into music and singing from early on as her father used to sing at home and her mother was a piano teacher. In school she was choir leader and performed in several concerts. With Christine Perera’s help she passed her ATCL – Voice - and became an Associate of the Trinity College of Music, London. But music was just one part of her life. Later, when it became her course of study and career, she felt it had always been what she wanted to do and be. Her lucky break came when she sang solo at a Christmas concert with the Symphony Orchestra of Sri Lanka. Professor Douglas Weeks, piano soloist, hearing her, advised her to apply to the college he was in - Converse College, South Carolina. She did as suggested but was far from sure whether this was what she wanted to study and take on as a career. Thus started a journey in music with fortune smiling on her all the way. Of course it was not only good luck; it was her ability, musicality, commitment and perseverance that guided her from success to success. At Converse she majored in music and minored in Biology from 2001 to 2005. Her parents wondered whether opera would be a worthwhile career and what if she wanted to return home. She entered a competition - the Metropolitan Opera National Council Audition and was the winner for the State of Carolina. Judges were from the Juilliard School New York, the world’s most prestigious college for the performing arts. Impressed by her, they enquired from her whether she was not considering higher studies. The consideration of money cropped up to which they said scholarships were available. She was selected from hundreds after severe judging, first on a CD submitted by her and then actually performing to the examiners and being interviewed. Here again luck weighted the scales in her favour.
Not only was she accepted by Juilliard but was given free tuition. Her living expenses were funded by the President’s Fund (Sri Lanka). She told me this with a special purpose in mind; to advise others aspiring to study abroad not to give up easily due to lack of money or other constraints. After her Masters degree she was considering returning home when her voice teacher suggested she apply for the Artist Diploma at Juilliard Opera Center, which is most prestigious programme at the Juilliard. She applied and was selected to this program where tuition was free and a stipend paid.
During her career so far, she has travelled to Paris, Rome, Florence, London, Scotland, Korea to perform in operas/concerts. She has studied the languages she sings in – Italian, French, German, Russian – because as she said, you have to sound a native of a country whose opera you are performing. For instance, she spent six weeks in the Michael Angelo Institute in Florence steeped in learning Italian. "Words have a taste," she said, which to me was a totally evocative and perceptive statement from this young woman.
The talent for singing and performing runs in the family. Tharanga’s younger sister followed her to Converse College and then moved to the Southern Illinois University for her Masters in opera and musical theatre.
Thereafter Tharanga was included in the roster of New York City Opera where she made her debut last November, conducted by Maestro George Manahan.
After her short spell in Sri Lanka she will go to Virginia to sing under the baton of the famous conductor – Lorin Maazel. "I would rather be in Sri Lanka", Tharanga said, considering her parents who miss their two daughters very much. "But opportunities in the States are really great. I can give back what I have benefited by." We wish her well, this young woman who is a pride to Sri Lanka and an admirable ambassador of our country wherever she performs, especially in New York which is where she resides.
If you want to know more about Tharanga click onto: http://tharanga.yolasite.com/

Susan Magdalane Boyle (born April 1, 1961) is a Scottish Grammy Award-nominated singer who came to international public attention when she appeared as a contestant on reality TV program Britain’s Got Talent in April 2009, singing “I Dreamed a Dream” from Les Miserables. Boyle was born in Blackburn, West Lothian, Scotland, to Patrick Boyle, a miner, World War II veteran and singer at the Bishop’s Blaize, and Bridget, a shorthand typist, who were both immigrants from County Donegal, Ireland.
She was the youngest of four brothers and six sisters. Born when her mother was 47, Boyle was briefly deprived of oxygen during the difficult birth and was later diagnosed as having learning difficulties. Boyle says she was bullied as a child and was nicknamed “Susie Simple” at school.
Harnessing her talent at an early age, Boyle first took singing lessons from voice coach Fred O’Neil. She attended Edinburgh Acting School and took part in the Edinburgh Fringe. Prior to Britain’s Got Talent, her main experience had come from singing in her local Catholic church, Our Lady of Lourdes; in local choirs; and in karaoke performances at pubs in and around her village.
In August 2008, Boyle applied for an audition for the third series of Britain’s Got Talent and was accepted after a preliminary audition in Glasgow. Global interest in Boyle was triggered by the contrast between her powerful voice and her plain appearance on stage.
The juxtaposition of the audience’s first impression of her, with the standing ovation she received during and after her performance, led to an international media and Internet response. Within nine days of the audition, videos of Boyle-from the show, various interviews and her 1999 rendition of “Cry Me a River” - had been watched over 100 million times. Her audition video has been viewed on the internet several hundred million times.
Despite the sustained media interest she later finished in second place in the final of the show behind dance troupe Diversity. Boyle’s first album, I Dreamed a Dream, was released in November 2009 and became Amazon’s best-selling album in pre-sales.
According to Billboard, “The arrival of “I Dreamed a Dream” marks the best opening week for a female artiste’s debut album since SoundScan began tracking sales in 1991.” In only six weeks of sales, it became the biggest selling album in the world for 2009, selling nine million copies.
In September 2010, Boyle was officially recognised by Guinness World Records as having had the fastest selling debut album by a female artiste in the UK, the most successful first week sales of a debut album in the UK, and was also awarded the record for being the oldest person to reach number one with a debut album in the UK.
On July 9, 2010, Boyle said that her second album would be a Christmas album entitled ‘The Gift’. As part of the lead up to the album, she will be holding a competition ‘Susan’s Search’, the winner of which would get to sing a duet with her on her new CD.
The album was released on November 8, 2010. It has been announced that Boyle will appear in a musical about her life. She will appear as herself, rather than “having to sit watching people up there”, who are actors.


Filed Under: Social networks, Spam, Video
Heard a story that Facebook is going to end on March 15th? You should take it with a pinch of salt.
A story is spreading like wildfire across Facebook this weekend, claiming that the world's most popular social network is closing on March 15th.
The reason? CEO Mark Zuckerberg claims that "managing [Facebook] has ruined my life. I need to put an end to all the madness."
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There's only one problem with the story. It's not true. Facebook is not going to end on March 15th, and Mark Zuckerberg never said any such thing.
But that's not stopping many many Facebook users spreading the message.

Many of the messages include a link to an apparent news story, where users can read more about the surprising announcement of Facebook's death:

If you click on the link, here's where you are taken. A news story by a publication that also tells us that Mike Tyson is a pigeon fancier, Michelle Obama is pregnant and alien spaceships are to attack earth in 2011:

However, the story published by the Weekly World News is, like most of their stories, full of fabricated quotes and hyperbole. For instance, the Weekly World News story contains a made-up quote from a Facebook representative, telling users that they may lose all their photographs:
"After March 15th the whole website shuts down," said Avrat Humarthi, Vice President of Technical Affairs at Facebook. "So if you ever want to see your pictures again, I recommend you take them off the internet. You won’t be able to get them back once Facebook goes out of business."
I certainly wouldn't disagree that users would be wise to have their own backup of their photographs, rather than rely on Facebook - but it's nothing more than a scare to suggest to people that they have to do it before March 15th because Facebook is going to close down.
Most people would probably never believe such a load of old nonsense as the claim that Mark Zuckerberg is going to shut down Facebook, but it only takes a small proportion of people to think it might be possible to turn a joke of a news story into an internet hoax.
And although a hoax is nothing like as bad as a piece of malware worming its way between users and stealing information, it's still a nuisance, clogging up communications, increasing the overall level of spam and perhaps leading people to make decisions for the wrong reasons.
There's an important lesson here - don't believe everything you read on the internet, and think twice before you pass a story on to your friends.
Keep your wits about you and stay informed about the latest scams, hoaxes and malware attacks spreading fast across Facebook. One of the best ways to do that is to join the Sophos Facebook page, where more than 50,000 people regularly share information on threats and discuss the latest security news.
http://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/


2cats decide to marry..
they have sweet marrige life
they got the first baby
and the second
first step for thier babies
father worked hard for his family needs
and the mum gets to play and has a boyfriend
the childrens grow up without care and became bad boys
one of them became terrorist
the other stay in night clubs
grandpa cant see anymore after he miss vision
mum lost her mind and became crazy
The much-hyped grand finale of the Mega Star reality show was marred by hostility and humiliation late on Saturday night after the irate audience at the Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium turned furious hurling empty bottles and stones on to the stage when the top management of the EAP Group including its chairperson Soma Edirisinghe were preparing to present the Mega Star Trophy to the winner Ajith Weerasinghe.
All 36 participants of the Mega Star show were not invited to the grand finale and the channel was unable to give a valid reason for this lapse.
Popular actress Damitha Abeyratne said all participants in this programme were popular figures representing diverse fields like cinema, tele drama, fashion, media, health, police and politics.