Moscow ‘s Bolshoi Ballet,with its own orchestra,opens a two-week season Monday at the Metropolitan Opera House,its first New York visit for five years.The programs not only include those Bolshoi

favorites “Don Quixote ” and “Spartacus,” but also the New York premieres of “The Bright Stream,” with music by Dmitri Shostakovich,choreographed by the company ‘s new artistic director,Alexei Ratmansky.Season runs through July 30.

Metropolitan Opera House,Lincoln Center;(212)362-6000.