John Ottman is slated to direct a film based on composer Antonio Vivaldi.

Variety is reporting that the editor, composer, director and producer will team up with film and music industry executive David Franco to develop a dramatic biopic based on the life of the world-renowned Italian composer.

Written by Kevin Lund and TJ Scott, the project has been long-gestating for almost 20 years.

Ottman is an Oscar winner who edited “Bohemian Rhapsody.

The biopic is set to tell the story of Vivaldi’s story of forbidden love, deceit, and the transformative power of music. “During his lifetime, the composer joined the priesthood to be commissioned to write music, much to chagrin of his jealous rival and church hierarchy. His first assignment was that of music director of an all-female orphanage orchestra where he developed a secret affair with a teacher.”