IN THE BEGINNING WAS THE WATER

Symphonic Performance · Venice, Italy · Oct 2025

Music: Nico Cartosio

Director: Ilya Belov

Director of Photography: Rafael Bulatov

Camera:
Vadim Kucheinik
Sergei Korsakov
Mikhail Orkin
Artur Bergart
Ilja Kallion
Vladimir Komissarov
Kirill Ralev
Overfly — Drone

SYMPHONIC SHOW

In the Beginning Was the Water is a symphonic performance by composer Nico Cartosio, filmed at Venice’s historic Scuola Grande San Giovanni Evangelista.

Performed by the Italian Philharmonic Orchestra and the Parma Opera Chorus, the production brings together music, architecture and the timeless symbolism of water. The film was captured as a multi-camera production across the historic venue.