Getting type by schema.org hierarchy?

[Sarke]

Is there's a way to select items based on their schema.org inheritance?

One example from the docs:

$event = $item->getFirstItem(
    new Iri('http://microformats.org/profile/', 'h-event'),
    new Iri('http://schema.org/', 'Event')
);

Now say the schema.org Event in question is actually listed as a Festival or BusinessEvent (or whatever). They satisfy all the properties of the Event parent type, but they are not matched by micrometa.

Is there a way to do this without having to list all the possible sub-types?