Grammy-winning mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato explores the emotional extremes of life on the throne. Drama Queens, the new album from acclaimed mezzo Joyce DiDonato, features a program of 13 arias from the 17th and 18th centuries, composed by figures as famous as Handel and Vivaldi and as little known as Orlandini and Porta, portraying a parade of royal personages in a variety of challenging situations and extreme states of mind. Alan Curtis and his renowned period ensemble Il Complesso Barocco accompany her.