Complex sentence: When Marcel is invited to dinner by his girlfriend and downstairs neighbor, Musette (Renée Adorée), he persuades her to allow Schaunard to join them, then the musician gets her to include another friend, who asks for Rodolphe.
Split into simpler sentences: When Marcel is invited to dinner by his girlfriend and downstairs neighbor, Musette (Renée Adorée), he persuades her to allow Schaunard to join them. Then the musician gets her to include another friend, who asks for Rodolphe.