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| Singer Dame Julie Andrews is to appear on the UK stage for the first time in 30 years, organisers have announced. | Singer Dame Julie Andrews is to appear on the UK stage for the first time in 30 years, organisers have announced. |
| The 74-year-old is set to sing songs from her stage and screen hits at London's O2 Arena on 8 May. | The 74-year-old is set to sing songs from her stage and screen hits at London's O2 Arena on 8 May. |
| The Sound of Music star will be joined by an ensemble of five performers and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra for the one-off concert. | The Sound of Music star will be joined by an ensemble of five performers and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra for the one-off concert. |
| Dame Julie has rarely sung since 1997 when surgery on her throat impaired her soprano voice. | Dame Julie has rarely sung since 1997 when surgery on her throat impaired her soprano voice. |
| 'So excited' | |
| In 2000, she reached an undisclosed settlement with New York's Mount Sinai Hospital where the operation was carried out. | |
| In a BBC interview in 2003, the singer said she had "a wonderful, deep, bass voice of about five notes and that's about it". | |
| She has supported the development of pioneering treatment which could improve the condition of damaged vocal chords. | |
| Julie Andrews played Maria in The Sound of Music | |
| In a statement, the Mary Poppins star said: "To perform once again in my homeland on the London stage will be a wonderful moment - it is where it all began for me. | |
| "I am so excited to be able to share a brand new work with audiences." | |
| In An Evening With Julie Andrews, she will also narrate children's book Simeon's Gift, which she wrote with her daughter. | |
| Music from her most recent projects, including the Shrek series of movies and The Princess Diaries, will also be included in the concert. | |
| At a show in New York last year, Dame Julie sang four solo songs and also performed with other members of the ensemble. | |
| The stage and screen star, whose career spans six decades, won an Oscar in 1965 for her performance in Mary Poppins. | |
| In 2007, she landed a lifetime achievement award from the Screen Actors Guild of America. |