edyholdem Published on Jan 13, 2013
Yanni Live at El Morro, Puerto Rico is the name of two live concerts, a live album CD, a video DVD, and a PBS television special of contemporary instrumental composer and musician Yanni. The two concerts were performed outdoors on the grounds of El Morro castle in San Juan, Puerto Rico in December 2011.
The Yanni Live at El Morro, Puerto Rico CD peaked as Billboard’s #1 New Age Album (2012)
Yanni Live at El Morro, Puerto Rico was recorded and filmed during two sold-out concerts performed outdoors on Friday and Saturday, December 16 and 17, 2011, on the grounds of the Castillo (Fort) San Felipe del Morro (“El Morro”), a UNESCO World Heritage Site in San Juan, Puerto Rico.Yanni had reportedly planned for twenty years to perform at the historic site.
The concerts were the subject of special broadcasts on PBS beginning in March 2012, the video having been recorded in high definition The production was Yanni’s tenth collaboration with PBS. The Yanni Live at El Morro, Puerto Rico CD peaked as Billboard’s #1 New Age Album (2012), and debuted at #52 on the Canadian Albums Chart