Benjamin Torbert is an associate professor of English at the University of Missouri-Saint
Louis, concentrating on Sociolinguistics. He teaches courses on English language
variety, literature, television, and opera. He travels extensively for classical music in
North America and most of his opera/vocal, symphonic, and chamber music reviews
can be found at KDHX.org. A native of Durham, North Carolina, he is based in Saint
Louis, Missouri.