Hungarian State Opera House is considered to be amongst the finest opera houses in the world. The auditorium holds 1,261 people. It is horseshoe-shaped and – according to measurements done in the 1970s by a group of international engineers – has the third best acoustics in Europe after La Scala in Milan and the Palais Garnier in Paris. Although many opera houses have been built since, the Budapest Opera House is still among the best in terms of the acoustics. In front of the building are statues of Ferenc Erkel and Franz Liszt. Liszt is the best known Hungarian composer. Erkel composed the Hungarian
Rudy La Scala number-one single for La Scala. At the 1991 Lo Nuestro Awards, La Scala was nominated for Pop Artist, Pop Song ("El Cariño Es Como Una Flor") and Album of the Year ("Cuando Yo Amo"). La Scala also wrote and produced in 1996 an album for Viviana Gibelli. The same year he released the song "Cuando Mi Amada Me Ama", from the album "Sentimientos". The following year the album "En Cuerpo y Alma" hit the record stores. La Scala produced a group named Axies in 2000 and also began a tour in Latin America, the United States and Europe. In 2007,