Founder, Artistic and Executive Director, is Prompter and Assistant Conductor with the Metropolitan Opera. She previously held this position with such prestigious opera companies as the Lyric Opera of Chicago and the Dallas Opera where she was head of music staff for eight seasons. She was the prompter for the historic 1982 production of Falstaff with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Giulini conducting, recorded by Deutsche Grammophon, and has also served as assistant to James Levine on numerous recordings for Decca, Sony and Deutsche Grammophon. She has served as a faculty member of the Juilliard and Manhattan Schools of Music.

Ms. Klaviter holds Bachelor's and Master's Degrees in Piano Performance from the University of Illinois, having graduated with Honors. She also attended the University of Salamanca, Spain and the University of Leningrad (former USSR), both for language study. Many awards she has received include winner of the Mu Phi Epsilon Sterling Staff International Competition (accompanist category), Mu Phi Epsilon Grant for Independent Study and National Opera Institute Grants for study with Luigi Ricci.

In addition to her duties with the Metropolitan Opera, Ms. Klaviter coaches privately and is an active recital accompanist. She is considered a leading coach of Italian opera repertoire, due in part to her long association with the late Maestro Luigi Ricci.