TRISTIS DIABOLUS IS A MUSICAL AND VERBAL TALE IN WHICH SZAMBURSKI, SUPPORTED BY MARCIN WICHA'S EXTRAORDINARY LYRICS, TOUCHES UPON THE CULTURAL PHENOMENON OF THE DEVIL. IN THE FORM OF A KIND OF MONODRAMA, ENCHANTING TALES, STORIES, AND SONGS, PAWEŁ SZAMBURSKI EXPLORES THE FINE LINES THAT MARK THE BOUNDARIES BETWEEN GOOD AND EVIL.