Scala or SCALA may refer to:

Automobiles

Renault Scala The Renault Scala nameplate has been used by the French automobile manufacturer Renault for the following cars, in the following markets: * Renault Samsung SM3, in Mexico, Egypt, Cuba and Colombia from 2010–2013 * Nissan Almera#N17, Nissan Almer ...

, multiple automobile models *

Škoda Scala The Škoda Scala is a small family car or compact hatchback (C-segment) manufactured by Czech automaker Škoda Auto. The car is intended to fit between the Fabia and the Octavia, and to be a competitor to the cars in the C-segment hatchback se ...

, a Czech compact hatchback

Music

Scala (band) Scala was an electronic rock band from London, UK formed in 1996 by members of the band Seefeel. They released two singles, three albums, and two EPs over the following two years. History The disintegration of the post-rock band Seefeel in 1 ...

, an English electronic music group *

Escala (group) Escala (formerly known as Scala) is an electronic string quartet from London, England who rose to fame when they performed on and reached the final of the second series of '' Britain's Got Talent'' on ITV1 in May 2008. Background Two of the ...

, an electronic string quartet formerly known as Scala * ''La Scala'' (album), an album by Keith Jarrett * ''Scala'', an album by

This Heat This Heat were an English experimental rock band, formed in early 1976 in Camberwell, London by multi-instrumentalists Charles Bullen (guitar, clarinet, viola, vocals, tapes), Charles Hayward (drums, keyboards, vocals, tapes) and Gareth Willi ...

Scala & Kolacny Brothers Scala & Kolacny Brothers is a Belgian women's choir conducted by Stijn Kolacny, and arranged and accompanied by Steven Kolacny on the piano. They have released five studio albums (in multiple languages), starting with ''On the Rocks'' in, 200 ...

, a Belgian women's choir * Scala Records, a 1911–27 British record label *

Scala Radio Magic Classical (formerly Scala Radio) is a British digital radio station owned and operated by Bauer Media Audio UK. The station was launched in March 2019 as Scala Radio and broadcasts nationally on DAB Digital Radio, via Smart speaker, app, a ...

, a classical music digital radio station launched in 2019 * SCALA (Songwriters, Composers, and Lyricists Association) - see Adelaide music organizations

Organizations

* Scala (company), video software company * SCALA, the student chapter of the

American Library Association The American Library Association (ALA) is a nonprofit organization based in the United States that promotes libraries and library education internationally. It is the oldest and largest library association in the world. History 19th century ...

People

Alessandra Scala Alessandra Scala (1475–1506) was a Florence, Florentine Renaissance humanism, humanist and scholar of Latin and Ancient Greek, Greek in the late fifteenth century. She was an amateur actress during the 1490s, portraying Electra in a Florentine p ...

(1475–1506), Italian poet and scholar *

Bartolomeo Scala Bartolomeo Scala (1430–1497) was an Italian politician, author and historian. Born in Colle Val d'Elsa, he became a protégé of Cosimo and Piero de' Medici, being appointed at the highest positions in the Florentine Republic (Chancellor, Se ...

(1430–1497), Italian politician, author and historian *

Delia Scala Delia Scala (born Odette Bedogni; 25 September 1929 – 15 January 2004) was an Italian ballerina, actress and singer who played a leading role in the nascent ''commedia musicale''. Career Scala was born as Odette Bedogni in Bracciano, Lazio ...

(1929–2004), Italian ballerina and actress *

Enea Scala Enea Scala (born 19 May 1979) is an Italian operatic tenor in the belcanto field, known internationally as a performer of Rossini's roles such as Rinaldo in Armida, Argirio in Tancredi, Pirro in Hermione, Idreno in Semiramide and Otello. He has ...

(born 1979), Italian operatic tenor *

Flaminio Scala Flaminio Scala (27 September 1552 – 9 December 1624), commonly known by his stage name Flavio,Landolfi 1993. was an Italian stage actor of ''commedia dell'arte'', scenario writer, playwright, director, producer, manager, agent, and editor. Con ...

(1547–1624), Italian actor *

Gaetano Scala Gaetano Scala (born 6 December 1932) is an Italian modern pentathlete. He competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad () and commonly known as Rome 1960 (), were an int ...

(born 1932), Italian pentathlete *

Gia Scala Gia Scala (born Josephine Grace Johanna Scoglio; March 3, 1934 – April 30, 1972) was a British and American actress. Early life Scala was born March 3, 1934, in Liverpool, England, to Sicilian father Pietro Scoglio, and Irish mother Eileen ...

(1934–1972), Anglo-American actress *

Jerry Scala Gerald Michael Scala (September 27, 1924 – December 14, 1993) was an American Major League Baseball outfielder who played from 1948 to 1950 for the Chicago White Sox. Originally signed by the New York Yankees in 1942, Scala was sent from the ...

(1924–1993), American baseball player * Lauren Scala (born 1982), American television reporter *

Mim Scala Emilio "Mim" Scala (born 1940) is the co-founder of the London-based television, film and theatrical agency Scala Brown Associates. Early life and career Mim Scala was born in London in 1940. He attended St Augustine's School and Hammersmith an ...

(born 1940), English talent agent *

Nevio Scala Nevio Scala (; born 22 November 1947) is an Italian football sporting director, coach and former player. Throughout his footballing career, he played as a midfielder for several Italian clubs, and won several titles during his time with AC Mila ...

(born 1947), Italian soccer coach *

Salvatore Scala Salvatore Scala (1944 – December 30, 2008), also known as "Fat Sal" and "Uncle Sal", was a New York mobster who became a ''caporegime'' in the Gambino crime family. Scala was born in Fort Lee, New Jersey, to first-generation immigrants from S ...

(1944–2008), New York mobster *

Santiago Scala Santiago Nicolás Scala (born 6 February 1991) is an Argentine basketball player for Boca Juniors of the Liga Nacional de Básquet (LNB). At a height of tall, he plays at the point guard position. Professional career Argentina Scala began his pr ...

(born 1991), Argentine basketball player *

Tina Scala Tina Scala (July 16, 1935 – January 10, 2022) was an Italian-born American actress, model, singer and poet. Early life The daughter of an Italian father and an Irish mother, Scala's early life was one of privilege. As Agatina Carmen Maria Scog ...

(1935–2022), Italian-American actress *

Vincenzo Scala Vincenzo Scala (Naples, 1839 - after 1893) was an Italian painter. Vincenzo studied at the Institute of Fine Arts of Naples Naples ( ; ; ) is the Regions of Italy, regional capital of Campania and the third-largest city of Italy, after Ro ...

( 1839–1893), Italian painter

Places and buildings

Australia

La Scala, Fortitude Valley La Scala is a heritage-listed detached house at 517 Brunswick Street, Fortitude Valley, City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It was designed by Thomas Ramsay Hall and built . It was originally known as ''Craig Athol''. It was added to t ...

, heritage-listed house in Brisbane, Australia

Italy

La Scala La Scala (, , ; officially , ) is a historic opera house in Milan, Milan, Italy. The theatre was inaugurated on 3 August 1778 and was originally known as (, which previously was Santa Maria della Scala, Milan, a church). The premiere performa ...

, an opera house in Milan, Italy *

La Scala, San Miniato La Scala is a village in Tuscany, central Italy, administratively a frazione of the comune of San Miniato, province of Pisa. La Scala is about 48 km from Pisa Pisa ( ; ) is a city and ''comune'' (municipality) in Tuscany, Central Italy ...

, a village in the province of Pisa, Italy *

Scala, Campania Scala is a town and ''comune ''in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy. It is located on a rocky hill c. 400 m above sea-level and is part of the Amalfi Coast. History According to an ancient and unproven tradit ...

, a village on the Amalfi Coast in Italy

Thailand

* Scala Cinema (Bangkok), a cinema (movie theater) in Bangkok, Thailand

United Kingdom

Scala (club) Scala is a former movie theater, cinema turned nightclub and live music venue in Pentonville Road, London, England, near London King's Cross railway station, King's Cross railway station. History The Scala was originally built as a cinema to ...

, a nightclub in London *

Scala Theatre The Scala Theatre was a theatre in Charlotte Street, London, off Tottenham Court Road. The first theatre on the site opened in 1772; the last was demolished in 1969, after a catastrophic fire. From 1865 to 1882, the theatre was known as the ...

, a 1772–1969 theatre in London * The Scala (Oxford), later Phoenix Picturehouse cinema, Oxford, England * The Scala Picture House (1912–2008), later Cine City, Withington, Manchester, England

Science and technology

Computing

FF Scala FF Scala is an old-style serif typeface designed by Dutch typeface designer Martin Majoor in 1991 for the Muziekcentrum Vredenburg in Utrecht, the Netherlands. The FF Scala font family was named for the Teatro alla Scala (1776–78) in Milan, ...

(1990), a typeface by Martin Majoor **

FF Scala Sans FF Scala Sans is a humanist sans-serif typeface designed by Dutch designer Martin Majoor in 1993 for the Vredenburg Music Center in Utrecht, the Netherlands. It was designed as a companion to Majoor's earlier serif old style typeface FF Scala, ...

(1993), a typeface by Martin Majoor *

Scala (programming language) Scala ( ) is a strongly statically typed high-level general-purpose programming language that supports both object-oriented programming and functional programming. Designed to be concise, many of Scala's design decisions are intended to addre ...

, a functional/object-oriented programming language *

Scala (software) Scala is a freeware software application with versions supporting Microsoft Windows, Windows, macOS, and Linux. It allows users to create and archive scale (music), musical scales, analyze and transform them with built-in theoretical tools, play ...

, a program for creating musical scales

Species

* '' Trigonostoma scala'' a species of sea snail in the family Cancellariidae * '' Turbonilla scala'', a species of sea snail in the family Pyramidellidae * ''

Veprecula scala ''Veprecula scala'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae. Description The length of the shell attains 5.5 mm, its diameter 2 mm. (Original description) The slender, fusiform shell is excavate at the ...

'', a species of sea snail in the family Raphitomidae

Other uses

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Scala!!! ''Scala!!! Or, the Incredibly Strange Rise and Fall of the World's Wildest Cinema and How It Influenced a Mixed-up Generation of Weirdos and Misfits'', or simply ''Scala!!!'', is a 2023 British documentary film directed by Ali Catterall and Jane ...

'', a 2023 film by Ali Catterall and Jane Giles *

Scala case On 15 January 1978, a fire in Barcelona's Scala nightclub killed four people. The ensuing trial became known as the Scala case. Initially, some of the protestors were condemned to prison sentences, but after some years, it was revealed that the ca ...

, a 1978 fire in Barcelona and the ensuing trial