Emma Veary Explained

Emma Veary
Birth Name:Emma Maynon Kaipuala Veary
Birth Place:Territory of Hawaii
Occupation:Singer (soprano)
Label:Lehua
Music of Polynesia
Mountain Apple Company

Emma Maynon Kaipuala Veary (born) is a lyric Coloratura soprano born in Hawaii.

Early life

Veary was a child prodigy, singing in church before she was old enough to go to school. Her early role models were sopranos Deanna Durbin and Jeanette MacDonald. Her parents, both of Hawaiian ancestry, encouraged her, but did not have the financial means to provide her with musical training. She was put on a career path by teacher Irmgard (Gardie) Thompson, leading to her singing on the radio and receiving favorable recognition. At age 10, she was profiled in The Honolulu Advertiser, resulting in a music scholarship at Punahou School.[1]

During World War II, she was a USO performer while enrolled at Kamehameha School For Girls, and joined with musicians such as John Kameaaloha Almeida to entertain the troops at Hawaii military installations.[2]

Career

Opera training and Broadway influence

As a teenager, Veary was sent to New York City to be trained at Carnegie Hall as a lyric Coloratura soprano.[3] There, she was exposed to the Broadway theatre productions of that era, and aspired to expand her repertoire to be inclusive of multiple forms of vocal expression.[4]

Upon her return home, Veary appeared one evening a week on radio station KGMB with Andy Cummings.[5] She enrolled at Roosevelt High School, graduating in 1949,[6] subsequently enrolling in the University of Hawaii as a music major.[7] In 1951, she married United States Navy aviator Robert Moss and moved with him to California.[8] For the next several years, she raised her two daughters and performed in stage productions, occasionally returning to Hawaii.[9] Veary divorced in 1963 and moved to New York to resume her career in stage musicals.[10]

Return to Hawaii

In the 1960s, Veary returned to live in Hawaii, marrying local radio personality J. Akuhead Pupule, and becoming a staple in local stage productions and Waikiki hotel showrooms.[11] In a 1966 stage production of Flower Drum Song, Veary assumed the role of Helen Chao, with James Shigeta, Miyoshi Umeki and Jack Soo reprising their movie roles.[12] When reviewing her show at the Coral Terrace of the Halekulani on the beach at Waikiki, The Honolulu Advertiser entertainment editor Wayne Harada referred to her as, "a diamond in the proper setting".[13] In 1980, Veary was still associated with the Halekulani and married to businessman Richard Ireland.[14]

Later life and career

She collaborated with music entrepreneur Jack de Mello, on a number of her record albums.[15]

Veary retired to Maui, but remains an active performer. In 2010, she gave a concert at the Baldwin Home on Maui.[16] In 2018, she performed with Robert Cazimero in Wailea.[17]

Awards and recognitions

Discography/Videography

Partial listing

Video
Albums

Notes and References

  1. News: Crost . Lyn . 10-Year Old 'Hawaiian Songbird' Attracts Music-Lovers' Attention . June 23, 2018 . The Honolulu Advertiser at Newspapers.com . December 18, 1940 . 3.
    News: Crost. Lyn . Punahou Scholarship Given Little Songbird . June 23, 2018 . The Honolulu Advertiser at Newspapers.com . December 19, 1940 . 1. ; News: Crost. Lyn . Emma Veary Wins Punahou Music Course (cont. from p. 1) . June 23, 2018 . The Honolulu Advertiser at Newspapers.com . December 19, 1940 . 9.
  2. News: Young Singer Big Star Of Red Hill Show . June 23, 2018 . The Honolulu Advertiser at Newspapers.com . August 29, 1942 . 8.
    News: Parade of Juvenile Stars. June 23, 2018 . Honolulu Star-Bulletin at Newspapers.com . August 4, 1944 . 10.
  3. News: Emma Veary On Her Way . June 23, 2018 . The Honolulu Advertiser at Newspapers.com . August 20, 1945 . 12.
  4. News: Fleck . Chris . Emma Veary Old Friends Midweek.com . June 23, 2018 . archives.midweek.com . May 11, 2011.
  5. News: Big Radio Show . June 23, 2018 . The Honolulu Advertiser at Newspapers.com . 2 . November 16, 1947.
  6. News: Roosevelt Grads to Wear Caps And Gowns at Program Thursdayn . June 23, 2018 . Honolulu Star-Bulletin at Newspapers.com . June 6, 1949 . 7.
  7. News: Preparing for Recitals . June 23, 2018 . The Honolulu Advertiser at Newspapers.com . December 10, 1950 . 32.
  8. News: Emma M K Veary wed USN Ensign Robert Moss . June 23, 2018. August 27, 1951. Honolulu Star-Bulletin at Newspapers.com . 11.
  9. News: Isle Songbird Returns for 'Aloha Hawaii' Role . June 23, 2018 . Honolulu Star-Bulletin at Newspapers.com . June 27, 1960 . 16.
  10. News: Wood . Ben . Talented Emma Veary is a show business veteran . June 23, 2018 . Honolulu Star-Bulletin at Newspapers.com . April 26, 1967 . 35.
  11. News: Emma Veary Enhances Monarch Room's Show . June 23, 2018 . Honolulu Star-Bulletin at Newspapers.com . May 3, 1967. 67.
    News: Sherman . Eddie . Note To You . June 23, 2018 . Newspapers.com . June 23, 1968 . 27.
  12. News: Isle performers cast in 'Flower Drum Song' . June 23, 2018 . Honolulu Star-Bulletin at Newspapers.com . April 5, 1966 . 54.
  13. News: Harada . Wayne . regal Emma's a real delight . June 23, 2018 . Newspapers.com . December 4, 1972 . 31.
  14. News: Chapman . Don . dis and dot . June 23, 2018 . The Honolulu Advertiser at Newspapers.com . 3.
  15. News: Jack de Mello Presents Emma . June 23, 2018 . Honolulu Star-Bulletin at Newspapers.com . January 17, 1973 . 78.
  16. News: Legendary Hawaiian vocalist to perform free concert Thursday - LahainaNews.com News, Information, Lahaina and Western Maui, Hawaii — Lahaina News . June 23, 2018 . Lahaina News . June 7, 2010.
  17. News: This is what happens when two legends meet News, Sports, Jobs - Maui News . June 23, 2018 . The Maui News . February 27, 2018.
  18. News: Berger . John . Lifetimes of Musical Achievement . June 23, 2018 . June 24, 1994 . 18.
    News: Luncheon: Veary, Kenny Feted . June 23, 2018 . Honolulu Star-Bulletin at Newspapers.com . June 24, 1994 . 20.
  19. Web site: Emma Veary Music Scholarship Established at UH Maui College University of Hawai'i Foundation . The University of Hawaiʻi Foundation . The University of Hawaiʻi Foundation.
  20. News: Moreno . Loren . 2006 Hawaiian Music Hall of Fame Inductees . June 23, 2018 . The Honolulu Advertiser at Newspapers.com . July 17, 2007 . 27.
    News: Moreno . Loren . 2006 Hawaiian Music Hall of Fame Inductees (cont.) . June 23, 2018 . The Honolulu Advertiser at Newspapers.com . July 17, 2007 . 31.
  21. Web site: Emma Veary . Discogs. June 20, 2018.
    Web site: LONG STORY SHORT WITH LESLIE WILCOX Emma Veary PBS Hawai'i . PBS Hawai‘i. 15 September 2014 . June 23, 2018.
  22. Web site: Emma At The Royal . Discogs . June 23, 2018 .
  23. Web site: Emma* - This Is Hawaii Volume III . Discogs . June 23, 2018 .
  24. Web site: Emma* - Jack De Mello Presents The Best Of Emma: A Collection Of 25 Hawaiian Classics . Discogs . June 23, 2018 .

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