The Katara amphitheatre witnessed the dazzling 7th international Oscar Opera and Classical Music Awards yesterday with 100 musicians performing with some world-class musicians.
The ceremony was presented by Italian musician Enrico Stinchello and Inas Mohamed who honoured the six winners of the Opera Oscar awards on stage, while other winners were announced from many nominees.
The renowned Qatari maestro Matar Ali al-Kuwari was bestowed the Opera golden award and another special golden award went to the career of the Italian Operatic soprano Mariella Devia. 
During the ceremony, Katara general manager Dr Khalid bin Ibrahim al-Sulaiti was honoured by Alfredo Troisi - owner of the copyright of the ceremony, for his efforts to host this very special occasion in Katara for the second time.
Speaking at the event, Dr al-Sulaiti noted that choosing Katara to host the awards for the second time reflects the confidence it has on the international level and the capability to host such events on a large scale. 
Katara had hosted for the first time the Oscar Opera and Classical Music Awards in 2014 in co-operation with Italy-based Verona per L’Arena institution.