La Gioconda (opera) opera", the equivalent of French "Grand-Opéra". Ponchielli revised the work several times; the version that is played today was first given in 1880. There are several complete recordings of the opera, and it is regularly performed, especially in Italy. It is one of only a few operas that features a principal role for each of the six major voice types. "La Gioconda" was first performed at the Teatro alla Scala, Milan, on 8 April 1876. It was especially successful in its third and final version first seen at the same theatre on 28 March 1880. The opera had its American
Rudy La Scala certification in Venezuela. La Scala produced "The Witch", Ambar's second album in 1980; the same year he also produced "Que Nota" for the singer Stella. In 1983, an album written and produced by La Scala, and performed by Arturo Vázquez was released. The theme song for the 1985 soap opera "Cristal", "Mi Vida Eres Tú", was written and performed by La Scala. "Cristal" and the song became very successful in Latin America and Spain. The song was included in La Scala's album "Volvamos a Vivir", which peaked at number two in the "Billboard" Latin Pop Albums chart in United States.