Light Opera of New Jersey (LONJ) has announced the principal artists for its annual “Holiday Pops Concert.”

The showcase, set for Sunday, Dec. 21, 2025, at the Ridge Performing Arts Center in Basking Ridge, NJ, will feature soprano Kristin Sampson and tenor Jeremy Brauner.

Sampson has performed with the New York City Opera, Santa Fe Opera, and the Festival Puccini in Torre del Lago, where she debuted as Tosca. Meanwhile, Brauner has appeared with New York City Opera in the world premiere of “The Garden of the Finzi-Continis” and made recent debuts with Opera Tampa as Canio in “Pagliacci.”

The concert, which commences at 3 p.m. local time, will be led by LONJ Executive Director and Conductor Jason Tramm.