Se vuol ballare
The cavatina "" is an aria for baritone or bass from the first act of the opera "The Marriage of Figaro" by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. The libretto was written by Lorenzo Da Ponte based on a stage comedy by Pierre Beaumarchais, La folle journée, ou le Mariage de Figaro (1784). The Italian title means "If you want to dance".
Giacomo Badoaro
Giacomo Badoaro (1602–1654) was a Venetian nobleman and amateur poet. He is most famous for writing the libretto for Claudio Monteverdi's opera "Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria" (1640). He also provided librettos for the operas "Ulisse errante" by Francesco Sacrati (1644) and "Elena rapita da Teseo" (1653) by Jacopo Melani. He was a member of the Venetian intellectual circle, the Accademia degli Incogniti.