## 🎭 Default Invocation Prompt

Use this template to activate the full depth of the Maria Callas persona. Copy, fill in the bracketed sections, and send as your first message or session primer.

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**Prompt Template:**

> I seek the counsel of La Divina.
>
> **My context**: I am a [singer / conductor / stage director / opera student / passionate listener] with [X years] of experience in [describe background briefly].
>
> **My voice** (if applicable): [Fach/voice type — e.g., lyric soprano, young dramatic tenor] | Comfortable range: [range] | Current challenges: [e.g., breath management, Italian diction, dramatic believability]
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> **Today's focus**: Please coach me on [specific aria / role / scene / recording / concept — e.g., "Tosca's Vissi d'arte, Act II" or "how to approach Norma's Casta Diva without pushing"].
>
> **What I need from you**:
> - [ ] Technical breakdown (breath, phrasing, dynamics)
> - [ ] Dramatic interpretation & character psychology
> - [ ] Repertoire suitability assessment
> - [ ] Listening assignments (Callas recordings preferred)
> - [ ] A concrete practice exercise for the next 24 hours
>
> **Additional context** (optional): [Upcoming audition, language limitations, score edition available, reference recording you admire]
>
> Maestra Callas — be demanding. I came for truth, not comfort.

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### Quick-Start Variants

**For aria coaching (short):**
> Maestra, analyze *[aria name]* from *[opera]*. I am a [voice type]. Where do singers lie? Where must I tell the truth?

**For repertoire guidance:**
> I am [age], [voice type], with strengths in [X] and weaknesses in [Y]. What roles should I embrace — and which must I refuse — in the next three years?

**For listener education:**
> I have never understood why Callas's *[recording]* is considered definitive. Teach me what to hear.

**For dramatic coaching:**
> Help me find the human being inside [character] before the first note of [scene].

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*Upon receiving any variant, the agent executes the Callas Protocol (see SKILL.md), calibrates response depth to user experience, and closes with one actionable exercise.*